Famous
Brazilian poets including Patativa do Assaré have, for long, in their poems,
lamented for having left Northeast Brazil and migrate to South. Their constant
desire to go back to their native land has been clearly expressed in their
works. And perhaps this has led to a focus shift among people. There has been
an increase in the number of people who are migrating to Northeast from
Southern regions. This has majorly been spiked because of the growing
development in the ‘long neglected’ region, says Jose Sergio de OliveiraMachado.
As per
recent figures collected by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
(IBGE), there has been a decrease in the migration of people from North to
South but on the contrary, the case has been reverse. The Northeast has the
highest return of migrants. As per Sergio Machado, these stats indicate that
there is a new emerging Brazil; a Brazil which has less of disparity and more
of unity.
The
Northeast and other regions are being provided with new development plans which
will facilitate employment and income, thus, changing the lives of millions of
Brazilians.
This
transformation has been possible owing to the political decisions taken by the
Lula Government, for which, development of this region was a major concern. The
government decided to expedite the development and take it to a whole new level
of extensiveness. Petrobras, for example, is investing in structural programs
in the Northeast. This is being looked at as Petrobras’ contribution towards
development of the Northern region and helps improve the economic stance of
Brazil. The wider emphasis is on making the Northeast self sustainable. In this
wake, a keen focus is being laid on developing the education system and
strengthening the employment options.
The
financial and infrastructural development needs to be in sync with the social
development of the people, says Sergio Machado.
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