Curitiba, Brazil, has seen waves of foreigners arrive over the years including Haitians, Venezuelans and now Cubans.
Photographer: Roberto Dziura Jr/Getty ImagesCubans Shut Out by Trump Are Ditching Miami for Brazil’s Deep South
Curitiba, the capital of a wealthy agricultural state, is becoming a new favored destination as the US turns its back on those fleeing the communist island
Cubans have long navigated perilous jungles or shark-infested waters to flee deprivation and repression and reach the US. But as the Trump administration closes America’s doors, migrants from the Caribbean island have forged a new escape route to Brazil’s deep south.
With President Donald Trump’s aggressive clampdown roiling migration patterns across the hemisphere, the top destination for outbound Cubans is no longer along Florida’s shores. Instead of Miami they’re flocking to Curitiba, in Brazil’s farm country.