| Description: | Brazilians are a new immigrant group that arrived in New Orleans seeking employment in cleanup and rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina struck on August 29, 2005. Little is known about them since few were present before Katrina, and they are highly mobile and often take measures to avoid detection by authorities. The June 22-23, 2007 visit of the mobile Brazilian consulate to New Orleans was an excellent opportunity to survey Brazilian nationals, especially recent arrivals, in the New Orleans area. The consulate issued passports and other government documents on the days of their visit. The consular visit is an opportunity to efficiently survey migrants in an environment where they will feel comfortable to answer questions about their work and migration experiences. The sample is likely to have more recent arrivals and more undocumented migrants than would be found in a random sample of Brazilian immigrants in the area. This was the first visit of the Brazilian mobile consulate in New Orleans and it attracted about 500-600 Brazilian immigrants. |