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in-migrations

[/ɪnmaɪˈɡreɪʃənz/]
nounpl: in-migrations
imigrações
1. The movement of people into a country, region, or area to settle permanently or temporarily
The city experienced significant in-migrations during the industrial boom of the 1990s.
A cidade experimentou imigrações significativas durante o boom industrial dos anos 1990.
2. In demographic and statistical contexts, the influx of migrants into a specific geographic area
Government reports tracked in-migrations from rural to urban areas.
Os relatórios governamentais rastrearam as imigrações de áreas rurais para urbanas.
Synonyms
immigrationinfluxinflowarrivals
Antonyms
out-migrationsemigrationoutflowdepartures

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
imigrações
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
imigrações internas
Often used in context of internal migration within Brazil
Portugal
imigrações
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

brain drain (opposite phenomenon)
mass migration
population influx
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