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62% of Young Brazilians Say They Would Move to Another Country If they Could
06/18/2018 - 11H56
ANA ESTELA DE SOUSA PINTO
FROM SÃO PAULO
In the blink of an eye, the entire population of the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Paraná would disappear from Brazil. A Datafolha survey shows that some 70 million Brazilians aged 16 or older would leave Brazil if they could.
In the study carried out across the country last month, 43% of Brazilian adults said they would like to move to another country.
Among those between ages 16 and 24, the number reaches 62%. These are 19 million Brazilians who would leave the country, which amounts to the entire population of the state of Minas Gerais.
However, this is not only an intention. The number of visas granted to Brazilian immigrants entering the U.S. – the most sought after destination among those moving out to study – reached 3,366 in 2017, twice the figure in 2008, when the global crisis began.
More:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2018/06/1972185-62-of-young-brazilians-say-they-would-move-to-another-country-if-they-could.shtml