CUBATIBA
Ricardo Amorim
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Forget Miami. The new Cuban dream has an address in Southern Brazil: Curitiba.
For decades, the escape route from crisis and repression in Cuba ended in Florida. But times have changed. With more restricted immigration in the US, a new unlikely destination, with pine nuts and a cold climate, has emerged on the refugee map: Curitiba.
The capital of Paraná has become the "Miami of South America" for thousands of Cubans seeking stability, employment, and opportunities. The journey is arduous: many cross the Amazon with the help of coyotes after arriving in Guyana, and then face a long trip to Southern Brazil.
Why Curitiba? Lower cost of living than in large metropolises, coupled with a strong demand for labor in the service sector (restaurants, construction, logistics). Groups of "Cubans in Curitiba" are exploding on social media, and the Cuban presence is already transforming neighborhoods, schools, and local commerce.
In 2024, for the first time in a decade, Cubans surpassed Venezuelans and became the main group seeking refuge in Brazil. This reflects the deep crisis in Cuba, with a lack of food, energy, work, and the simpler refugee bureaucracy here.
This demographic shift is not just a statistic. It is a vivid portrait of global crises, new migratory routes, and the surprising capacity for human adaptation, reshaping the face of one of Brazil's main cities.
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20 Comments
Lamentável está situação a querida Curitiba, sabemos que será questão de tempo para virar São Paulo ou Rio.
O Paraguai tem acordo com EUA para ponto tempórário de asilos, logo, os não "aprovados" atravessarão a ponte da Amizade rumo ao Paraná/ Santa Catarina.
O Brasil precisa sair de qualquer tratado de asilo imediatamente, e fazer acordos de deportação com a África, assim como os países do Norte estão fazendo.
Pra ajudar alguém ou alguma nação primeiro tem que se ajudar e não estamos neste nível!
Não tive problemas com drogas, alcool ou furtos.
Eles são extremamente ligados a familia, toda hora que tinha intervalo ligavam por video, passavam o tempo inteiro conversando e muitos choravam de saudade.
Odeiam socialismo, muitos deles tem relatos de terem sido presos por comerem carne.
O homem vem, trabalha durante um periodo até conseguir cidadania, depois volta para Cuba e trás todo mundo.
Não reclamavam das condições de ambiente de trabalho, de ter que trabalhar mais que os outros, porém alguns aprenderam a malandragem de registrar tudo e depois processar para ganhar dinheiro.
Trabalham na construção civil também.
Eu prefiro ter liberdade e ficar no lugar onde nasci.
O problema é o excesso de impostos, e os desmandos políticos, mas esse mau um dia acabará.
CUBATIBA
Ricardo Amorim
24,539 views
Forget Miami. The new Cuban dream has an address in Southern Brazil: Curitiba.
For decades, the escape route from crisis and repression in Cuba ended in Florida. But times have changed. With more restricted immigration in the US, a new unlikely destination, with pine nuts and a cold climate, has emerged on the refugee map: Curitiba.
The capital of Paraná has become the "Miami of South America" for thousands of Cubans seeking stability, employment, and opportunities. The journey is arduous: many cross the Amazon with the help of coyotes after arriving in Guyana, and then face a long trip to Southern Brazil.
Why Curitiba? Lower cost of living than in large metropolises, coupled with a strong demand for labor in the service sector (restaurants, construction, logistics). Groups of "Cubans in Curitiba" are exploding on social media, and the Cuban presence is already transforming neighborhoods, schools, and local commerce.
In 2024, for the first time in a decade, Cubans surpassed Venezuelans and became the main group seeking refuge in Brazil. This reflects the deep crisis in Cuba, with a lack of food, energy, work, and the simpler refugee bureaucracy here.
This demographic shift is not just a statistic. It is a vivid portrait of global crises, new migratory routes, and the surprising capacity for human adaptation, reshaping the face of one of Brazil's main cities.
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#Cuba #Curitiba #Brazil #ricardoamorim #proprios #video #vp