Useful Links for Tourists, Expats & Students in Latin America

Here is a list of useful links for future expats and travelers in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Latin America: 

Latin America:

• Finding Statistics in Latin America, an article (July 2012) by FreePint, the full version is available only to subscribers
• Intern in Latin America - all-inclusive programs for interns, volunteers, students enrolled in medicine/no Spanish is required/, Spanish courses; positions in Argentina & Colombia, soon the program will expand to Chile, Mexico and Brazil
• Internship programs in Latin America - links by Transitions Abroad
• South America Travel Guide - Chile-based website providing basic info for most countries in the region
• Nearshore Americas - Latin America business and outsourcing news and analysis
• Caribbean Search - local news, real estate and jobs 
• South America Expat Blogs - blogs by and for expatriates 
• More Expat Resources - expat websites, jobs & careers, immigration information, country guides, resources for healthcare and travel 

Skilled Migrants in Brazil

Latin America’s biggest economy is now the world’s sixth. With a population of over 190 million people and an annual growth of 4 %, Brazil is expected to become the fifth oil exporter by 2020. Despite recent warnings that its economy is not sustainable and that inequality is still prevailing across the country, significant socioeconomic changes have occurred including the 28 million people having moved out of poverty, improved education outcomes - Brazil’s 2009 PISA results placed it ahead of Argentina and Colombia, birth rates lower than the ones of the US (1.9 children/woman vs. 2, down from 6 children/woman in the 1960s) and a closing gender gap in education - women account for 60 % of the country’s graduates.

In addition to these changes which are likely to increase consumption, new employment opportunities will be created thanks to the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. At the same time, Brazil needs more professionals than it produces and is fortunate that the world crisis is bringing the latter its way. In order to facilitate procedures, Brazil is about to revise its immigration policy and create a path for skilled workers.