Brazilians on the Move: Why the US Is a Top Destination

 So like, the first analysis is all about what makes people move around, you know?

  It's for all the countries in the world that have data. Like, it's hella important to peep that we're talking about different levels of economic flex. OMG, like, totes, the countries of origin are like, grouped based on their income level. Yas queen! The choice of income level groups is like totally motivated not only by theoretical considerations26, but also by practical needs, ya know? Policymakers tryna peep how migration gonna change from a certain country gotta pay attention to how that country's economy be doin'. The second analysis be like, it zooms in on the drivers of the legal channels used by Third Country Nationals to the EU, ya know? Recent data on residence permits27 let us flex on the various ways to slide into and chill in the EU.

 These are like, the permits you get when you wanna start a fam or reunite with your peeps, or when you wanna hustle or get your learn on. The third set is like using asylum apps to analyze what's causing people to flee.Ok so like, the final case we're gonna talk about in this article is totally different from the rest, you know? It's like, it's a reminder that not all international students are all about that step-by-step migration to settle down in the Global North, you know? This informant, like, totally vibed with the local Italian community, ya know? They were all about that culture since they were a smol bean. He also learned Italian while still living in Brazil, ya know? On that topic, he was like: But I've lowkey had an advantage, ya know? I had mad old Italian peeps in my hood that I chatted with. And I was like, I'd totally go there and spill the tea, and they were all like, obsessed with it, 'cause most kids were like, whatever, you know. So, like, when they could speak Italian, they were totally vibin' with it, they would even come after me (…) So then I had the op- portunity to flex my skills. OMG, like in this day and age, I can't even find a single person in my hood who's, like, fluent in Italian. It's so sad, but legit everyone there is, like, gone. OMG, like, fr, I totally vibed with the last wave of immigrants who were legit speaking Italian. It was lit af. (Participant who lived in Italy)

In 1999, this informant flexed their dual citizenship and dipped to a town in northern Italy to grind for a bachelor's degree.

 

But like, back then, he could only chill abroad for a year and hasn't lived in Italy again since then. Nonetheless, he's been flexing his Italian ethnic clout and global connections in Brazil. Like, he's been super involved in the Italian community in Brazil and even ran for the Italian parliament as a rep of the Italian Diaspora in Brazil, ya know? The presented cases show mad migration vibes, like different trajectories and stuff. Yet, they all flex how transnational vibes, study abroad programs, ethnic clout and connections coexist with the goal to dip, regardless of what's poppin' first. They also flex that the paths of geog and social mobility are lowkey linked. Furthermore, they all seem to lowkey vibe with the idea that ethnic capital, transnational ties, and migration aspirations and oppor- tunities lowkey boost each other. Moreover, they're like totally intertwined with studying and social mobility goals, and like, they're the go-to tools for many peeps chasing their dreams. An addi and final charac- teristic these cases show is the frag nature of migratory journeys, which are oftentimes built one step at a time and filled with uncertainty. Rel8ive underdev fosters goals to dip among students n the gen pop, while intl n local factors put up mad barriers to makin those goals happen. Therefore, peeps are like totally obligated to like find other ways to do stuff, ya know? Like educational exchange and student mobility programs are like super important resources to help peeps move to their fave countries. Brazilians be hella diverse and that's like a big deal, ya know? It means that peeps from different ethnic groups in Brazil can tap into their international connections to score better education and stuff. It's pretty lit, tbh. ernational mobility, fam. It's lowkey important to mention that this doesn't necessarily mean they wanna move back to their ancestors' countries. Rather, these peeps use their ethnic swag and global studies to flex and move to other countries, step by step.

CONCLUZION

This article was all about how Brazilian students be movin' internationally, ya know? It was tryna understand all the struggles and experiences these peeps go through when it comes to studyin' abroad and dealin' with local obstacles. It also talked about their dreams of studyin' and livin' in a whole new country. It's also been chatting about how transnational connections, ethnic clout, and education play into migration journeys. Like, there's a bunch of factors that totally affect student mobility, and three of them are like, super important. First, there's the country's socio-economic vibes. Brazil is like, a middle-income country and gets grouped with other underprivileged nations of the Global South, ya know? They got all these institutional and structural drawbacks that make it hard for their citizens to like, move up in life and stuff. Second, Brazil has been flexin' with their lit publicly funded student programs and scholarships that make it hella easy for students to travel abroad. These programs have like totally shrunk in recent years, but like a significant number of Brazilians still like participate in them, you know?