People are moving from away from North East Brazil - Why is this happening, what effects has this had and what can be done to stop the emigration?

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   Jessica Scales

Essay: People are moving from away from North East Brazil. Why is this happening, what effects has this had and what can be done to stop the emigration?

In the past thirty years thousands have migrated from North East Brazil to major cities in the South East. In 1950 there were just four million people living in the South East. In 1995 (four years later) there was sixteen million people living there. The area has many problems    

And these are the main reasons people are moving out.

    One of the main reasons people are leaving is drought. South-East Brazil is a desert look-a-like, with very little or no rain. The rain is unreliable and there can be long periods of rain and then not a drop for months. Therefore it is useless and very hard to use the land for anything. Many farmers have to scratch a living from producing sugar can. Most farmers don’t own the land they work and landlords pay low wages, despite the harsh conditions. You can see why so many people want to leave. Crops can dry out from no rain or drowned from too much rain as there are no tools to catch the rain or to shelter the crops. Rainfall has always been low in the Ceara province of north-east Brazil. As a result of this no money can come in to support a family. As nothing can be used or grown in this land, there is no work as there are no jobs to do. Crop seeds cannot be planted, as they will not grow due to the aridity and humidity. Starvation also affects these people as a result of this as there are no crops, and they have no money to buy food with.

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     Most of the people leaving are teenagers to middle aged people. These age groups of people are migrating because they want a job or something that will bring money in to support their families. Children as young as ten year old are getting jobs such as shoe polishers or something that will bring money in, for them to buy food, as their parents cannot afford pocket money. Some parents send their children to work as there is no law stating an age for children to start work. Some parents send there children to a shopping centre as many ...

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