The second generation of latinos in Sao Paulo Metropolitan Area

The new immigrant flow to Brazil, characterized by the strong presence of Latin American, dated at least 40 years ago and nowadays an expressive number of families were formed in Sao Paulo city, result of the reunification process and formation of new families. This fact that raises the question about the second and the 1.5 generation of immigrants. As defined for Waters, Kasinitz, Mollenkopf (2004), second and the 1.5 generation are people whose parents were immigrants but who themselves were born or substantially raised in receiving country. But despite the presence of the Latin American second generations in Sao Paulo, especially in many schools, little is known about it. Therefore, this study concerns about the second generation of Latin American in Sao Paulo Metropolitan Area, through the examination of the 2000 and 2010 Census data.