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100 1 _aPércheiro, D. A. Gomes
245 1 0 _aPortugal e Brazil: emigração e colonisação
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-02-02
508 _aProduced by Pedro Saborano and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Cornell University Digital Collections)
520 _a"Portugal e Brazil: emigração e colonisação" by D. A. Gomes Pércheiro is a critical examination of Portuguese emigration to Brazil, written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the socio-economic factors driving this migration, including the allure of potential wealth and the harsh realities awaiting emigrants upon arrival in Brazil. It critically assesses the implications of emigration for both Portugal and its citizens, questioning the motivations behind the migration and contrasting conditions in both countries. At the start of the work, the author outlines the economic disparities between Portugal and Brazil that fuel emigration, highlighting the misperceptions of opportunity in Brazil. He provides statistical comparisons of wages, living costs, and mortality rates, painting a grim picture of the risks involved in emigrating. As he discusses the ambitions that lead many Portuguese to pursue a life in Brazil, he emphasizes the importance of understanding the practical realities and historical context associated with emigration, aiming to arm his compatriots with knowledge to guard against misguided aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPortuguese -- Brazil
653 _aBrazil -- Emigration and immigration
653 _aPortugal -- Emigration and immigration
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27964
999 _c68873
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