MundoAndino Home : Argentina Guide at MundoAndino
Argentine Brazilian
Related topics:
Brazilians of Argentine descent
Argentine diaspora
Brazilians of Argentine descent Forum
Argentine Brazilian is a Brazilian person of full, partial, or predominantly Argentine ancestry, or an Argentine-born person residing in Brazil.
Most recently, Argentina's economic collapse in 20012002 saw significant emigration flows of Argentine nationals and immigrants alike. According to the National Migration Directorate, remittances to Argentina reached $724 million in 2004, triple the 2001 figure. Some of this growth is attributable to improved calculation methods, but remittances to Argentina, as in the rest of the region, have increased remarkably. Remittances are used for a combination of basic needs, debt repayment, and investment purposes, although their primary uses in Argentina have not been thoroughly studied.
An estimated 255,000 nationals have emigrated in the past two and a half years, according to the National Migration Directorate. Although emigration from Argentina has been on the rise since the early 1990s, a sharp upward spike of this type is uncharacteristic for the country. Only during the 19761983 military dictatorship, which saw many students, intellectuals, artists, and left-wing activists flee brutal oppression, did Argentina previously see such significant emigration. In order to assimilate to Brazilian society, a majority of Argentine-Brazilians today only speak Portuguese, but in their homes they use the Spanish language privately.
Related websites
Migration Information Source - Argentina: A New Era of Migration and Migration Policy
Need more information for your travel research or homework?
Ask your questions at the forum about Brazilians of Argentine descent or help others to find answers.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Argentine Brazilian
