“You’re better being poor here”: Migration decision-making and political and lifestyle considerations among qualified Brazilians in Portugal
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Resumo: | This article looks at the migration of qualified Brazilians to Portugal, with reference to the impact of political developments in Brazil on migration decision-making processes and their lifestyle aspirations in the host society. Original fieldwork consists of twenty in-depth interviews conducted with qualified Brazilians in the Lisbon area during 2019. These interviews illustrate how political and economic instability in Brazil contributed to establishing a strong migration imperative. In this scenario, Portugal is chosen as a destination due to its perceived social stability and emergence as a fashionable destination for skilled workers, with the promise of a “cosmopolitan” life. In conclusion, we emphasise the need to consider how political conditions in a sending society and lifestyle considerations interact in the migration decision-making of skilled migrants. This approach confronts assumptions that serve to disguise the precariousness of many Brazilian migrants in Portugal due to their relatively high skill levels and raising long-term concerns regarding the sustainability of lifestyle-oriented migration. |
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“You’re better being poor here”: Migration decision-making and political and lifestyle considerations among qualified Brazilians in Portugal |
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“You’re better being poor here”: Migration decision-making and political and lifestyle considerations among qualified Brazilians in Portugal |
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“You’re better being poor here”: Migration decision-making and political and lifestyle considerations among qualified Brazilians in Portugal Azevedo, L. F. de Migration decision-making Highly qualified Political instability Brazil Portugal |
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“You’re better being poor here”: Migration decision-making and political and lifestyle considerations among qualified Brazilians in Portugal |
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“You’re better being poor here”: Migration decision-making and political and lifestyle considerations among qualified Brazilians in Portugal |
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“You’re better being poor here”: Migration decision-making and political and lifestyle considerations among qualified Brazilians in Portugal |
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“You’re better being poor here”: Migration decision-making and political and lifestyle considerations among qualified Brazilians in Portugal |
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“You’re better being poor here”: Migration decision-making and political and lifestyle considerations among qualified Brazilians in Portugal |
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Azevedo, L. F. de |
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Azevedo, L. F. de França, T. Cairns, D. |
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França, T. Cairns, D. |
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Azevedo, L. F. de França, T. Cairns, D. |
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Migration decision-making Highly qualified Political instability Brazil Portugal |
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Migration decision-making Highly qualified Political instability Brazil Portugal |
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This article looks at the migration of qualified Brazilians to Portugal, with reference to the impact of political developments in Brazil on migration decision-making processes and their lifestyle aspirations in the host society. Original fieldwork consists of twenty in-depth interviews conducted with qualified Brazilians in the Lisbon area during 2019. These interviews illustrate how political and economic instability in Brazil contributed to establishing a strong migration imperative. In this scenario, Portugal is chosen as a destination due to its perceived social stability and emergence as a fashionable destination for skilled workers, with the promise of a “cosmopolitan” life. In conclusion, we emphasise the need to consider how political conditions in a sending society and lifestyle considerations interact in the migration decision-making of skilled migrants. This approach confronts assumptions that serve to disguise the precariousness of many Brazilian migrants in Portugal due to their relatively high skill levels and raising long-term concerns regarding the sustainability of lifestyle-oriented migration. |
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