Return migration in Brazil over five-years periods 1986/1991, 1995/2000 and 2005/2010

The several forms of migration and mobility are factors that historically have played an important role in the socioeconomic development of a country. Among the many types of migration, is one that will be focused in this study: the return migration, one of main events in population dynamics in the last decades. Therefore, the main objective this article will be to discuss some theoretical elements relevant to studies about return migration and, second, examine the direct effect this kind of migration by Units of the Federation (UFs) in Brazil for five-years periods 1986/1991, 1995/2000 e 2005/2010. Thus, it will be possible assess the return of natural to UFs, as well as short-term migration (migration of full return). To this end, the data will be used in the sample Censuses of 1991, 2000 and 2010 and the digital grid Brazilian states.
Keywords: migration; return migration; spatial distribution; Brazil.