Life cycle, household structure and migration at the beginning of the 21st century: the case of the São Paulo Metropolitan Region

Abstract Internal migration has been changing considerably in recent decades in Brazil. Nowadays, large metropolises are the main areas of articulation of the population’s spatial mobility in the territory, given the volume of individuals that go to them and, at the same time, depart from them. The objective of this article is to analyze characteristics of the internal migrants who went to the São Paulo Metropolitan Region based on data from the 2010 Demographic Census. The results show a strong relationship between life cycle, household structure and socio-demographic attributes of migrants. We believe that the region’s advanced level of urbanization has led to the exacerbation of migratory selectivity in relation to the migrants’ individual attributes and support networks, configuring their residence patterns at their destination.

摘要：近几十年来，巴西国内人口迁移发生了显著变化。鉴于迁入及迁出大型都会区的人口规模均十分庞大，这类都会区现已成为巴西国内人口空间流动的核心枢纽区域。本文旨在基于2010年人口普查（Demographic Census）数据，对迁入圣保罗都会区（São Paulo Metropolitan Region）的国内移民特征展开分析。研究结果显示，移民的生命周期、家庭结构与社会人口学属性三者之间存在紧密关联。我们认为，该地区高度发达的城市化水平，使得针对移民个体属性与支持网络的迁移筛选效应进一步加剧，并塑造了移民在迁入地的居住模式。