Mapping the migratory process of a Venezuelan family in southern Brazil

Abstract

This article addresses the support networks and family belonging in migratory processes of Venezuelans to Brazil. The objective is to map a Venezuelan family composed of 19 individuals who settled in southern Brazil in the period from 2015 to 2021. The methodology includes a qualitative approach instrumentalized by semi-structured interviews conducted with family members, and literature review of concepts such as kinship, family support network, mixed migratory flows and family belonging. The works that underpin the methodology are Escóssia, Kastrup and Passos (2020) and Rolnik (2016), through which the authors establish a dialogue, inspired by social cartography, with studies on international migration of mixed flows. The article highlights contextualization, methodological procedures, conceptual elements, presentation and analysis of data and conclusions. The results seek to contribute to the discussions on the belonging of the Venezuelan family in Brazil, at the intersection of stratification axes from the election and analysis of categories such as age group, sex/gender, race/ethnicity, kinship, professional occupation, training/education, marital status, nationality, border crossing and legal status of migration, denoting the relevance and relevance of the theme in the understanding of diverse migratory contexts.