Brazil’s new migration map: where Brazilians moved, 2017–2022

Where Brazilians moved between 2017 and 2022. Santa Catarina gained a net 354,350 residents from other states, the most in the country, with the biggest inflows from Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, São Paulo and — right across the country — Pará. São Paulo lost 89,578 people on net, its first loss on record. Source: IBGE, Census 2022 (state of residence in 2017 vs 2022).

What the map shows

Santa Catarina: +354,350 net (1)

Santa Catarina

Rio Grande do Sul → 134,800 to SC (1)

Rio Grande do Sul

Paraná → 96,100 to SC (1)

Paraná

São Paulo → 62,400 to SC (1)

São Paulo

Pará → 44,900 to SC, across the country (1)

Pará

Data table (5 regions)

Region	Value
Santa Catarina	+354,350 net
Pará	44,900 moved to SC
São Paulo	62,400 to SC · −89,578 net
Paraná	96,100 moved to SC
Rio Grande do Sul	134,800 moved to SC

Source: IBGE, Census 2022 (residence in 2017 vs 2022)