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Brazilians started migrating to the United States in large numbers
during the mid-1980s (Maxine Margolis, Encyclopedia of Migration,
1998: 100). Much of the immigration of this period was related
to and a result of the economic downturn in the Brazilian national
economy. Economic uncertainty, low wages, lack of job opportunities
and high cost of living were the main reasons for the continuing
immigration of Brazilians to the US throughout the decade and
into the 1990s. During this early period of migration, Brazilian
communities began to form in the cities of Los Angeles, New York,
Miami, Anaheim, Chicago, Washington and Boston (Maxine Margolis,
An Invisible Minority, 1998: vii).
Brazilian ethnic identity is rooted in being linguistically different
from other Latin American countries, as well as a strong sense
of cultural pride and uniqueness that distinguish them from surrounding
Spanish-speaking countries. The majority of Brazilians see themselves
as "sojourners" rather than "immigrants,"
because they perceive their permanence in the US as temporary
(Maxine Margolis, Encyclopedia of Migration, 1998). This concept
influences many to describe themselves as "economic refugees"
who come to the US to earn money, but whose ultimate goal is to
return to Brazil with the skills and resources necessary to succeed
economically.
These various factors have influenced the way Brazilian communities
have formed and organized themselves in the urban areas in which
they have concentrated. Language and nation-based organizations
(both public and private sector) offering services to Brazilians
have grown in size and diversity. A case example of this has been
in the communities and institutions that have developed over the
past two decades in the Greater Boston area.
In 1990 U.S. Census Bureau statistics, Brazilian nationality
was not specified. Official figures estimated only 94,000 Brazilians
living in the United States. The Archdiocese of Boston estimated
in 1993 that there are about 150,000 Brazilians in the Greater
area but Community leaders think that the number would be much
higher, more like 250,000 Brazilians living in Massachusetts
(Michelle Chihara, Boston Pheonix, "The Rio World").
While no definitive numbers exist, some social scientists believe
that the Greater Boston area may have the highest concentration
of Brazilians outside Brazil (cite). Brazilians, they
believe, have been attracted and continue to migrate to this area,
in part, due to the already well-established Portuguese speaking
communities originating from Cape Verde, the Azores, and Portugal.
The largest concentration of Brazilians in the area are
located in Somerville, Framingham and Marlboro where they account
for 10 to 20 percent of the local population. (Maxine
Margolis, Encyclopedia of Migration, 1998: 100).
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