Brazilian Immigration to The United States - By Pollyanna Melo

A large part of Brazilian immigrants in the United States comes from a town called Governador Valadares, which is in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern part of Brazil.

" The most Brazilian emigrants are on the East Coast. New York is estimated to have between 80,000 to 150,000 Brazilian emigrants. Another 150,000 are estimated to live in Boston, 65,000 in Florida (mostly in the Miami area), 20,000 in California, 10,000 in Houston, Texas ,and another 10,000 in Washington, DC.

More than half the Brazilians who immigrate to the US, according to the Center for Immigration Studies in New York, already have friends or relatives in the US with whom they stay after they arrive in the country. In 25% of the cases, the immigrants do not plan on returning to Brazil. "
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Brazilian immigrants have created a community in the United States called Brazuca. The Brazilian community of immigrants is large and very expressive in the United States. Every year they gather in New York to celebrate the day of the Brazilians. A party now famous and considered one of the largest gatherings of immigrants in the United States.

The most interesting I've read about Brazilian immigrants is what Maxine Margolis, an Amercian anthropologist wrote. She said: "Despite what many people think, most Brazilian immigrants arrive with money and contacts to stay in the US some time before getting a job,". She also cites a written statement of another writer, Gino Agostinelli, of the Center for Immigration Studies, has told the São Paulo newspaper Folha de São Paulo. "They aren't desperate fugitives, but people with money who are looking for another way of life."