HAITIAN RETERRITORIALIZATION IN GOIÁS

Abstract

This article deals with the entry and presence of Haitians in the state of Goiás, mainly between the years 2015 and 2018, highlighting the historical and socioeconomic context of the country to understand its motivations for seeking immigration before and after the 2010 earthquake. To this end, it shows the changes in the Brazilian legislation to receive them and characterizes them with data on their distribution and on their profile in Goiás territory. Through bibliographic research, the socio-historical reality of Haiti and the reasons that led Haitians to leave their country are analyzed, leading them to the process of deterritorialization and, consequently, to the process of reterritorialization in Brazil. In order to reveal how this vulnerable population enters and settles in Goiás, it is sought, through social indicators and official government information, to show that their presence in the territory of Goiás is marked by their greater presence in municipalities with better social and economic indicators and that already have the presence of other patricians.