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De Little Portugal aos subúrbios: Os portugueses de Toronto, uma comunidade em mudança?
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A emigração portuguesa para o Canadá, mais especificamente para Toronto, viu os seus números aumentar consideravelmente a partir da década de 1960, até por volta de 1980, mantendo-se desde então um fluxo regular de entradas embora com valores abaixo de 900 por ano. Nasceu, assim, em Toronto uma das maiores e mais importantes comunidades portuguesas na América do Norte, e formou-se um dos mais vibrantes enclaves étnicos, Little Portugal. Nas últimas décadas, no entanto, os portugueses e as instituições da comunidade portuguesa têm vindo a deixar Little Portugal deslocando-se para outras áreas da cidade de Toronto e, também, para outras cidades limítrofes. A presente dissertação tem, desta forma, como principais objetivos analisar as mudanças nos padrões de residência dos portugueses na Área Metropolitana de Toronto, quais as razões para essas mudanças, e, ainda, perceber a importância e significado que o bairro de Little Portugal tem atualmente para a comunidade portuguesa. Foram analisados os dados dos Censos Canadianos referentes aos anos de 2001 e 2021, acerca da residência dos portugueses, complementando posteriormente estes dados com a análise das entrevistas realizadas a 20 imigrantes portugueses em Toronto. Conseguimos perceber que, apesar de não se verificar uma grande suburbanização da comunidade, existe uma contínua dispersão residencial. Para além disto, Little Portugal, de não tendo hoje o peso institucional de outrora, continua a ser um bairro a que os portugueses atribuem uma grande importância simbólica.
Portuguese immigration to Canada, specifically Toronto, saw a significant increase in numbers from the 1960s until around 1980 and since then there has been a steady flow of entries, albeit with figures below 900 per year. Thus, one of the largest and most important Portuguese communities in North America was born in Toronto, and one of the most vibrant ethnic enclaves, Little Portugal, was formed. In more recent years, however, the Portuguese and community institutions have been relocating to other areas of the city and neighbouring cities. The main objectives of this dissertation are to analyse changes in Portuguese residence patterns in the Greater Toronto Area, the reasons behind these changes, and to understand the current importance and significance, if any, of Little Portugal to this community. To do so, we will first analyse data from the Canadian Censuses for the years of 2001 and 2021 regarding the residence of Portuguese individuals, and subsequently we will complement these with the analysis of interviews conducted with 20 Portuguese immigrants in Toronto. We came then to the conclusion that while there is no longer a significant suburbanization of the community, there is still an ongoing residential dispersion. Additionally, we can understand that Little Portugal, despite no longer having the institutional weight of the past, remains an area that Portuguese people attribute great symbolic importance to.
Portuguese immigration to Canada, specifically Toronto, saw a significant increase in numbers from the 1960s until around 1980 and since then there has been a steady flow of entries, albeit with figures below 900 per year. Thus, one of the largest and most important Portuguese communities in North America was born in Toronto, and one of the most vibrant ethnic enclaves, Little Portugal, was formed. In more recent years, however, the Portuguese and community institutions have been relocating to other areas of the city and neighbouring cities. The main objectives of this dissertation are to analyse changes in Portuguese residence patterns in the Greater Toronto Area, the reasons behind these changes, and to understand the current importance and significance, if any, of Little Portugal to this community. To do so, we will first analyse data from the Canadian Censuses for the years of 2001 and 2021 regarding the residence of Portuguese individuals, and subsequently we will complement these with the analysis of interviews conducted with 20 Portuguese immigrants in Toronto. We came then to the conclusion that while there is no longer a significant suburbanization of the community, there is still an ongoing residential dispersion. Additionally, we can understand that Little Portugal, despite no longer having the institutional weight of the past, remains an area that Portuguese people attribute great symbolic importance to.
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Emigração portuguesa Toronto Little Portugal Enclave étnico Mobilidade residencial Portuguese emigration Little Portugal Ethnic enclave Residential mobility