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vii Con­ tents List of Ta­ bles ix Pref­ ace and Ac­ knowl­ edg­ ments xi 1 The Boys (and Girls) from Bra­ zil 3 2 Why They Go 16 3 Who They Are 43 4 How They Ar­ rive 61 5 “Doing Amer­ ica”: Big Cit­ ies and Small 76 6 Other Des­ ti­ na­ tions: Eu­ rope, En­ gland, and the Re­ pub­ lic of Ire­ land 103 7 Other Des­ ti­ na­ tions: Pa­ cific Bound 121 8 Other Des­ ti­ na­ tions: And for the Poor 138 9 Quin­ tes­ sen­ tial Em­ i­ grants: Val­ a­ da­ renses 151 10 Faith and Com­ mu­ nity: Ties That Bind? 167 11 What Does It Mean to Be Bra­ zil­ ian? 185 12 Here Today and Gone To­ mor­ row? 203 Notes 233 Ref­ er­ ences 239 Index 273 ...

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