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  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: The Brazilian community in Cape Cod is smaller if we compare to other regions in MA. With this new government taking power we notice a new group of immigrants arriving, they are the children of older immigrants who have born in the Cape but have left to Brazil. Now this group is comming back to study and live in Cape Cod region, mostly teenagers, they now are students in public schools. Brazilian are distributed in Barnstable, Hyannis, Fallmouth, Orleans and Martha' Vineyard The immigrants see Cape Cod as tourist destination full work opportunities. The most common gathering places are Public Schools, restaurants, churches, little markets, car auto shop and the new help center.

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  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: The Brazilian community is very connected by their language, food and products. They are very religious and use the churches as a important place to meet people, find help or food. There’s also a online radio station based in the Cape that help and inform immigrants. As said before, this new group of immigrants (that now are US citizens) could bring more diversity and opportunities to the Brazilian community, they probably will get more education than their parents and will invest in business or services in Cape cities. Their past is very similar and we can understand their willing to progress in the Cape Cod area.

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  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: This community work mostly in the service industry – restaurants, beauty salons, construction, etc. They also have several Family-owner business. The region economy is very dependent on tourism and during the winter season find work is a challenge for many immigrants.

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  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: For the big part of immigrants documents are still a big issue, the fear exist and is part of their daily life. The driver’s license is an important topic as well, driving a car is crucial to work and live in the Cape, not been able to have a registration make life hard for so many immigrants. Climate change is real and a challenge for the Cape Cod region, lots of people could lose their Jobs and homes.