Ana Paula Souza, her husband and their young son are among the hundreds of families that have left the small Brazilian town of Alpercata in recent months. Alpercata is home to about 7,500 people. It is in Brazil’s southeastern state of Minas Gerais. People have left the area to come to the United States for many years. But the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly weakened the economy. Now, people are leaving almost daily. The town’s local bakery does not have enough workers. Government employees have quit their jobs. Local soccer teams are out of players. Alpercata is emptying out, said Souza, who is 23 years old. Everyone is leaving. Souza now lives in Orlando, Florida. She has a job at a bakery. Her husband is working in the building industry. Many people are leaving Alpercata and other nearby towns because of the effects of the pandemic. COVID-19 has killed more than 600,000 people in Brazil. In Latin America overall, there has been an increase in immigration to the U.S. The area has been hit hard by the virus. Record numbers of Brazilians, Haitians and Venezuelans are appearing at the southern U.S. border.
Title: Brazilian Town Empties as Migration to US Increases
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5370/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Brazilian Town Empties as Migration to US Increases' data-article-id='5962'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13500'>Ana Paula Souza, her husband and their young son are among the hundreds of families that have left the small Brazilian town of Alpercata in recent months.</span> <span data-start-time='13500' data-end-time='18438'>Alpercata is home to about 7,500 people. </span> <span data-start-time='18438' data-end-time='23292'>It is in Brazil’s southeastern state of Minas Gerais. </span> <span data-start-time='23292' data-end-time='28146'>People have left the area to come to the United States for many years. </span> <span data-start-time='28146' data-end-time='33646'>But the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly weakened the economy.</span> <span data-start-time='33646' data-end-time='37729'>Now, people are leaving almost daily.</span> <span data-start-time='37729' data-end-time='42083'>The town’s local bakery does not have enough workers. </span> <span data-start-time='42083' data-end-time='45583'>Government employees have quit their jobs. </span> <span data-start-time='45583' data-end-time='49313'>Local soccer teams are out of players.</span> <span data-start-time='49313' data-end-time='55229'>Alpercata is emptying out, said Souza, who is 23 years old. </span> <span data-start-time='55229' data-end-time='57813'>Everyone is leaving.</span> <span data-start-time='57813' data-end-time='61604'>Souza now lives in Orlando, Florida. </span> <span data-start-time='61604' data-end-time='63750'>She has a job at a bakery. </span> <span data-start-time='63750' data-end-time='67958'>Her husband is working in the building industry.</span> <span data-start-time='67958' data-end-time='75458'>Many people are leaving Alpercata and other nearby towns because of the effects of the pandemic. </span> <span data-start-time='75458' data-end-time='81688'>COVID-19 has killed more than 600,000 people in Brazil.</span> <span data-start-time='81688' data-end-time='88333'>In Latin America overall, there has been an increase in immigration to the U.S. </span> <span data-start-time='88333' data-end-time='91604'>The area has been hit hard by the virus. </span> <span data-start-time='91604' data-end-time='100125'>Record numbers of Brazilians, Haitians and Venezuelans are appearing at the southern U.S. border.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' 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