For more than 100 years waves of immigrants have made Sao Paulo
grow. But more and more people are now turning their backs on
the city and moving to the hinterland that's less expensive and
has cleaner air. There are few countries in the world that are
home to such a large number of people with a migration
background as Brazil. During the 2010 census, only one out of
230 Brazilians claimed to be a descendant of a native tribe. The
US, by comparison, has a 2010 rate of one to 60, while in
Australia one out of 45 citizens is of aboriginal heritage.
Brazilians have their roots scattered throughout the world.
European and African influences may dominate, but Sao Paulo
alone is home to around one million people of Japanese origin.
Sao Paulo, the third largest urban center in the world, is the
melting pot of Brazil and its settlement has been coined by
diversity from the start. Brazil, a home for immigrants For
about 300 years, the Portuguese - alongside indigenous peoples
and African slaves - remained largely amon