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Slavery Reemerges as Brazilian drought drives migration
Hunger and thirst force thousands from Brazil's northeast to urban centers in the south where some are lured by transport to "good jobs" that prove to be indentured labor. Police in Minas Gerais intercept dozens of workers bound for Goias and Mato Grosso with families, while many migrants, illiterate, seek skill courses offered by the Immigration Department in Sao Paulo.
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Brazil
Dust Bowl
Minas Gerais
Goias
Mato Grosso
Belo Horizonte
Cruzeiro
Sao Paulo
Department of Immigration On Colonialization
Nordestinos