Profile 1: Highly educated on the formal job market

We chose to analyze four sub-groups within this profile to see if they differ in any aspect:

  • Profile 1.1: Men, High education, single, want to stay, formally employed

  • Profile 1.2: Women, High Education, Single, Want to stay in Brazil, Formally employed

  • Profile 1.3: Men, High Education, Married, Want to stay in Brazil, Formally employed

  • Profile 1.4: Women, High Education, Married, Want to stay in Brazil, Formally employed

Profile 1.1

Men, High Education, Single, Want to stay in Brazil, Formally employed

  • Most of them arrived in 2021

  • 30.43% are household chiefs

  • 65.22% are using digital or internet banking

  • 78.26% plan to stay in the same city for the next 6 months

  • Age distribution:

Average: 31

  • Their income level:
inc answers percentage
Between R$1.302,00 and R$2.604,00 20 0.87
Less than R$1.302,00 2 0.09
Prefer not answer 1 0.04
  • Their education level:
educ answers percentage
Undergraduate (complete) 9 0.39
Secondary (complete) 8 0.35
Undergraduate (incomplete) 6 0.26
  • Where do they live?
region answers percentage
São Paulo 14 0.61
Amazonas 2 0.09
Santa Catarina 2 0.09
Distrito Federal 1 0.04
Pará 1 0.04
Rio Grande do Sul 1 0.04
Rio de Janeiro 1 0.04
Roraima 1 0.04
  • Nationality distribution:
nacionality answers percentage
Venezuela 18 0.78
Haiti 1 0.04
Cuba 1 0.04
Angola 1 0.04
Iêmen 1 0.04
Peru 1 0.04
  • The products they use:
use_br3 answers percentage
Bank account 19 0.83
Debit card 19 0.83
Credit card 11 0.48
Digital account, wallet (on the phone) 8 0.35
Savings, deposit account 5 0.22
Investments 2 0.09
Transfers incl. remittances 1 0.04
Insurance 0 0.00
None of the above services listed 0 0.00
Other 0 0.00
  • The institutions they hold bank accounts in:
use_br5 answers percentage
Itaú 12 0.52
Nubank 12 0.52
Banco Santander 9 0.39
Bradesco 4 0.17
Other 4 0.17
Banco do Brasil 3 0.13
Caixa Econômica Federal 3 0.13
Banco Inter 2 0.09
Sofisa 1 0.04
BMG 0 0.00
Banco da Amazônia 0 0.00
Banco PAN 0 0.00
None 0 0.00
  • In how many institutions to they hold accounts:
numb_accounts total percentage
1 7 0.30
3 5 0.22
4 4 0.17
0 3 0.13
2 3 0.13
6 1 0.04
  • In which institutions do they hold digital wallets?
use_br6 answers percentage
Mercado Pago 7 0.01
Iti Itaú 5 0.01
None 5 0.01
Other 3 0.01
AME 2 0.00
PicPay 1 0.00
Bitz 0 0.00
PagBank 0 0.00
Regarga Pay 0 0.00
  • 17.39% have loans from FIs

  • For those that got loan/credit, for what was it for?

loan_br_use answers percentage
Consumption 4 0.03
Housing 0 0.00
Vehicles 0 0.00
Corporate 0 0.00
Other 0 0.00
  • Do you send money abroad?
use_br8 answers percentage
Yes 18 0.78
No 5 0.22
  • In what of the following areas do you want to develop more skills?
asp answers percentage
Business skills development 13 0.57
Languages skills development 13 0.57
Labor market skills development 13 0.57
Hiring process skills development 13 0.57
Personal finance skills development 13 0.57
Business regularization 6 0.26
None, I’m fine 3 0.13

Profile 1.2

Women, High Education, Single, Want to stay in Brazil, Formally employed

  • Most of them arrived in 2018

  • 55.56% are household chiefs

  • 38.89% are using digital or internet banking

  • 83.33% plan to stay in the same city for the next 6 months

  • Age distribution:

Average: 34.9

  • Their income level:
inc answers percentage
Between R$1.302,00 and R$2.604,00 19 0.53
Less than R$1.302,00 9 0.25
Prefer not answer 5 0.14
Between R$2.604,01 and R$3.906,00 2 0.06
NA 1 0.03
  • Their education level:
educ answers percentage
Undergraduate (complete) 17 0.47
Secondary (complete) 13 0.36
Undergraduate (incomplete) 6 0.17
  • Where do they live?
region answers percentage
São Paulo 21 0.58
Rio Grande do Sul 8 0.22
Distrito Federal 3 0.08
Rio de Janeiro 2 0.06
Amazonas 1 0.03
Roraima 1 0.03
  • Nationality distribution:
nacionality answers percentage
Venezuela 33 0.92
Bolivia 2 0.06
Peru 1 0.03
  • The products they use:
use_br3 answers percentage
Bank account 26 0.72
Debit card 26 0.72
Credit card 14 0.39
Digital account, wallet (on the phone) 5 0.14
Transfers incl. remittances 4 0.11
Savings, deposit account 2 0.06
Insurance 1 0.03
Investments 0 0.00
None of the above services listed 0 0.00
Other 0 0.00
  • The institutions they hold bank accounts in:
use_br5 answers percentage
Nubank 17 0.47
Itaú 12 0.33
Banco Santander 8 0.22
Bradesco 8 0.22
Caixa Econômica Federal 7 0.19
Other 5 0.14
Banco PAN 2 0.06
Banco Inter 1 0.03
BMG 0 0.00
Banco da Amazônia 0 0.00
Banco do Brasil 0 0.00
Sofisa 0 0.00
None 0 0.00
  • In how many institutions to they hold accounts:
numb_accounts total percentage
1 13 0.36
2 9 0.25
3 7 0.19
0 5 0.14
4 2 0.06
  • In which institutions do they hold digital wallets?
use_br6 answers percentage
PicPay 13 0.02
None 12 0.02
Iti Itaú 7 0.01
Mercado Pago 2 0.00
PagBank 1 0.00
Regarga Pay 1 0.00
AME 0 0.00
Bitz 0 0.00
Other 0 0.00
  • 38.89% have loans from FIs

  • For those that got loan/credit, for what was it for?

loan_br_use answers percentage
Consumption 13 0.08
Other 1 0.01
Housing 0 0.00
Vehicles 0 0.00
Corporate 0 0.00
  • Do you send money abroad?
use_br8 answers percentage
Yes 30 0.83
No 6 0.17
  • In what of the following areas do you want to develop more skills?
asp answers percentage
Labor market skills development 20 0.56
Hiring process skills development 18 0.50
Business skills development 17 0.47
Languages skills development 13 0.36
Personal finance skills development 12 0.33
Business regularization 5 0.14
None, I’m fine 2 0.06

Profile 1.3

Men, High Education, Married, Want to stay in Brazil, Formally employed

  • Most of them arrived in 2019

  • 96.3% are household chiefs

  • 66.67% are using digital or internet banking

  • 77.78% plan to stay in the same city for the next 6 months

  • Age distribution:

Average: 41.6

  • Their income level:
inc answers percentage
Between R$1.302,00 and R$2.604,00 12 0.44
Less than R$1.302,00 5 0.19
Prefer not answer 4 0.15
Between R$2.604,01 and R$3.906,00 3 0.11
Between R$3.906,01 and R$6.510,00 2 0.07
NA 1 0.04
  • Their education level:
educ answers percentage
Undergraduate (complete) 16 0.59
Secondary (complete) 7 0.26
NA/Other 2 0.07
Postgraduate (incomplete) 1 0.04
Undergraduate (incomplete) 1 0.04
  • Where do they live?
region answers percentage
São Paulo 16 0.59
Santa Catarina 3 0.11
Rio de Janeiro 2 0.07
Amazonas 1 0.04
Distrito Federal 1 0.04
Mato Grosso do Sul 1 0.04
Other 1 0.04
Rio Grande do Sul 1 0.04
Roraima 1 0.04
  • Nationality distribution:
nacionality answers percentage
Venezuela 24 0.89
Haiti 1 0.04
Syria 1 0.04
Congo 1 0.04
  • The products they use:
use_br3 answers percentage
Bank account 22 0.81
Debit card 20 0.74
Credit card 15 0.56
Digital account, wallet (on the phone) 10 0.37
Savings, deposit account 7 0.26
Transfers incl. remittances 3 0.11
Investments 0 0.00
Insurance 0 0.00
None of the above services listed 0 0.00
Other 0 0.00
  • The institutions they hold bank accounts in:
use_br5 answers percentage
Nubank 15 0.56
Bradesco 11 0.41
Itaú 11 0.41
Banco Santander 8 0.30
Caixa Econômica Federal 7 0.26
Banco do Brasil 3 0.11
Banco PAN 3 0.11
Other 2 0.07
None 1 0.04
BMG 0 0.00
Banco da Amazônia 0 0.00
Banco Inter 0 0.00
Sofisa 0 0.00
  • In how many institutions to they hold accounts:
numb_accounts total percentage
2 11 0.41
1 4 0.15
3 4 0.15
0 3 0.11
4 3 0.11
5 2 0.07
  • In which institutions do they hold digital wallets?
use_br6 answers percentage
None 7 0.01
Mercado Pago 6 0.01
PicPay 4 0.01
Iti Itaú 3 0.01
PagBank 2 0.00
Regarga Pay 2 0.00
Other 1 0.00
AME 0 0.00
Bitz 0 0.00
  • 44.44% have loans from FIs

  • For those that got loan/credit, for what was it for?

loan_br_use answers percentage
Consumption 10 0.06
Housing 2 0.01
Corporate 1 0.01
Other 1 0.01
Vehicles 0 0.00
  • Do you send money abroad?
use_br8 answers percentage
Yes 21 0.78
No 6 0.22
  • In what of the following areas do you want to develop more skills?
asp answers percentage
Labor market skills development 14 0.52
Hiring process skills development 13 0.48
Languages skills development 11 0.41
Personal finance skills development 11 0.41
Business skills development 10 0.37
Business regularization 10 0.37
None, I’m fine 1 0.04

Profile 1.4

Women, High Education, Married, Want to stay in Brazil, Formally employed

  • Most of them arrived in 2019

  • 23.08% are household chiefs

  • 53.85% are using digital or internet banking

  • 84.62% plan to stay in the same city for the next 6 months

  • Age distribution:

Average: 34.4

  • Their income level:
inc answers percentage
Between R$1.302,00 and R$2.604,00 6 0.46
Prefer not answer 3 0.23
Between R$2.604,01 and R$3.906,00 2 0.15
Less than R$1.302,00 2 0.15
  • Their education level:
educ answers percentage
Undergraduate (complete) 8 0.62
Undergraduate (incomplete) 3 0.23
Secondary (complete) 2 0.15
  • Where do they live?
region answers percentage
São Paulo 8 0.62
Amazonas 1 0.08
Paraná 1 0.08
Rio Grande do Sul 1 0.08
Rio de Janeiro 1 0.08
Santa Catarina 1 0.08
  • Nationality distribution:
nacionality answers percentage
Venezuela 12 0.92
Haiti 1 0.08
  • The products they use:
use_br3 answers percentage
Bank account 13 1.00
Debit card 11 0.85
Credit card 9 0.69
Digital account, wallet (on the phone) 4 0.31
Savings, deposit account 2 0.15
Transfers incl. remittances 2 0.15
Insurance 1 0.08
Investments 0 0.00
None of the above services listed 0 0.00
Other 0 0.00
  • The institutions they hold bank accounts in:
use_br5 answers percentage
Nubank 9 0.69
Banco Santander 6 0.46
Caixa Econômica Federal 4 0.31
Other 4 0.31
Banco Inter 2 0.15
Itaú 2 0.15
Banco PAN 1 0.08
Bradesco 1 0.08
BMG 0 0.00
Banco da Amazônia 0 0.00
Banco do Brasil 0 0.00
Sofisa 0 0.00
None 0 0.00
  • In how many institutions to they hold accounts:
numb_accounts total percentage
2 6 0.46
1 3 0.23
3 2 0.15
4 2 0.15
  • In which institutions do they hold digital wallets?
use_br6 answers percentage
None 10 0.02
Mercado Pago 2 0.00
PicPay 2 0.00
Iti Itaú 1 0.00
AME 0 0.00
Bitz 0 0.00
PagBank 0 0.00
Regarga Pay 0 0.00
Other 0 0.00
  • 38.46% have loans from FIs

  • For those that got loan/credit, for what was it for?

loan_br_use answers percentage
Consumption 5 0.03
Housing 1 0.01
Vehicles 0 0.00
Corporate 0 0.00
Other 0 0.00
  • Do you send money abroad?
use_br8 answers percentage
Yes 12 0.92
No 1 0.08
  • In what of the following areas do you want to develop more skills?
asp answers percentage
Hiring process skills development 10 0.77
Labor market skills development 7 0.54
Languages skills development 6 0.46
Personal finance skills development 6 0.46
Business skills development 5 0.38
Business regularization 2 0.15
None, I’m fine 0 0.00

Profile 2: On the move and on the informal job market

We chose to analyze two sub-groups within this profile to see if they differ in any aspect:

  • Profile 2.1: Living with their families in Brazil

  • Profile 2.2: Living without their families in Brazil

Profile 2.1

Men, moving inside Brazil, informally employed

  • Most of them arrived in 2018

  • Their marital status is Married

  • 86.67% have the intention to stay in Brazil for the next 2 years

  • 26.67% are using digital or internet banking

  • Age distribution:

Average: 40

  • Their income level:
inc answers percentage
Prefer not answer 12 0.80
Between R$2.604,01 and R$3.906,00 2 0.13
Less than R$1.302,00 1 0.07
  • Their education level:
educ answers percentage
Undergraduate (complete) 5 0.33
Secondary (complete) 3 0.20
Secondary (incomplete) 3 0.20
Undergraduate (incomplete) 3 0.20
NA/Other 1 0.07
  • Where do they live?
region answers percentage
Roraima 6 0.40
Amazonas 3 0.20
São Paulo 3 0.20
Distrito Federal 1 0.07
Rio de Janeiro 1 0.07
Santa Catarina 1 0.07
  • Nationality distribution:
nacionality answers percentage
Venezuela 13 0.87
Angola 1 0.07
Senegal 1 0.07
  • The products they use:
use_br3 answers percentage
Bank account 8 0.53
Debit card 8 0.53
Savings, deposit account 4 0.27
Digital account, wallet (on the phone) 4 0.27
Credit card 4 0.27
Transfers incl. remittances 1 0.07
None of the above services listed 1 0.07
Investments 0 0.00
Insurance 0 0.00
Other 0 0.00
  • The institutions they hold bank accounts in:
use_br5 answers percentage
Nubank 5 0.33
Banco do Brasil 4 0.27
Other 4 0.27
Banco Santander 3 0.20
Bradesco 3 0.20
Caixa Econômica Federal 3 0.20
Itaú 3 0.20
BMG 1 0.07
Banco Inter 1 0.07
Banco PAN 1 0.07
Banco da Amazônia 0 0.00
Sofisa 0 0.00
None 0 0.00
  • In how many institutions to they hold accounts:
numb_accounts total percentage
1 4 0.27
0 3 0.20
2 3 0.20
3 3 0.20
4 1 0.07
5 1 0.07
  • In which institutions do they hold digital wallets?
use_br6 answers percentage
PicPay 5 0.01
Iti Itaú 3 0.01
Mercado Pago 3 0.01
None 2 0.00
AME 0 0.00
Bitz 0 0.00
PagBank 0 0.00
Regarga Pay 0 0.00
Other 0 0.00
  • 40% have loans from FIs

  • For those that got loan/credit, for what was it for?

loan_br_use answers percentage
Consumption 6 0.04
Corporate 1 0.01
Housing 0 0.00
Vehicles 0 0.00
Other 0 0.00
  • When you need financing or money, where do go to?
prod_got answers percentage
Bank 7 0.01
I do not lend money 5 0.01
Family or friends 4 0.00
Business owner 1 0.00
Financial institution 1 0.00
Pawnbroker 0 0.00
Other 0 0.00
  • Do you send money abroad?
use_br8 answers percentage
Yes 13 0.87
No 2 0.13
  • In what of the following areas do you want to develop more skills?
asp answers percentage
Labor market skills development 9 0.60
Hiring process skills development 9 0.60
Personal finance skills development 8 0.53
Languages skills development 5 0.33
Business skills development 3 0.20
Business regularization 1 0.07
None, I’m fine 1 0.07

Profile 2.2

Men, moving inside Brazil, informally employed

  • Most of them arrived in 2022

  • Their marital status is Single

  • 77.78% have the intention to stay in Brazil for the next 2 years

  • 66.67% are using digital or internet banking

  • Age distribution:

Average: 32.2

  • Their income level:
inc answers percentage
Prefer not answer 9 1
  • Their education level:
educ answers percentage
Undergraduate (incomplete) 3 0.33
Secondary (complete) 2 0.22
Undergraduate (complete) 2 0.22
Primary (complete) 1 0.11
Secondary (incomplete) 1 0.11
  • Where do they live?
region answers percentage
Roraima 4 0.44
Amazonas 2 0.22
São Paulo 2 0.22
Rio de Janeiro 1 0.11
  • Nationality distribution:
nacionality answers percentage
Venezuela 8 0.89
Syria 1 0.11
  • The products they use:
use_br3 answers percentage
Bank account 3 0.33
Debit card 3 0.33
Credit card 2 0.22
Savings, deposit account 1 0.11
Digital account, wallet (on the phone) 1 0.11
Investments 0 0.00
Insurance 0 0.00
Transfers incl. remittances 0 0.00
None of the above services listed 0 0.00
Other 0 0.00
  • The institutions they hold bank accounts in:
use_br5 answers percentage
Nubank 3 0.33
Itaú 2 0.22
BMG 0 0.00
Banco da Amazônia 0 0.00
Banco do Brasil 0 0.00
Banco Inter 0 0.00
Banco PAN 0 0.00
Banco Santander 0 0.00
Bradesco 0 0.00
Caixa Econômica Federal 0 0.00
Sofisa 0 0.00
None 0 0.00
Other 0 0.00
  • In how many institutions to they hold accounts:
numb_accounts total percentage
0 5 0.56
1 3 0.33
2 1 0.11
  • In which institutions do they hold digital wallets?
use_br6 answers percentage
Mercado Pago 2 0
AME 1 0
Iti Itaú 1 0
None 1 0
Bitz 0 0
PagBank 0 0
PicPay 0 0
Regarga Pay 0 0
Other 0 0
  • 11.11% have loans from FIs

  • For those that got loan/credit, for what was it for?

loan_br_use answers percentage
Consumption 1 0.01
Housing 0 0.00
Vehicles 0 0.00
Corporate 0 0.00
Other 0 0.00
  • When you need financing or money, where do go to?
prod_got answers percentage
Bank 4 0
Family or friends 3 0
I do not lend money 3 0
Pawnbroker 1 0
Business owner 0 0
Financial institution 0 0
Other 0 0
  • Do you send money abroad?
use_br8 answers percentage
Yes 7 0.78
No 2 0.22
  • In what of the following areas do you want to develop more skills?
asp answers percentage
Labor market skills development 8 0.89
Hiring process skills development 5 0.56
Business skills development 3 0.33
Languages skills development 3 0.33
Personal finance skills development 2 0.22
Business regularization 2 0.22
None, I’m fine 0 0.00

Profile 3: Domestic worker and household head

Women, domestic workers, household head

  • Most of them arrived in 2019

  • Their marital status is Single

  • 100% live with their families/children

  • For those living with their families, they have on average 4.1 members living in the household.

  • 92.19% have the intention to stay in Brazil for the next 2 years

  • 39.06% are using digital or internet banking

  • Age distribution:

Average: 35.9

  • Their income level:
inc answers percentage
Prefer not answer 48 0.75
Less than R$1.302,00 9 0.14
NA 5 0.08
Between R$1.302,00 and R$2.604,00 2 0.03
  • Their education level:
educ answers percentage
Secondary (complete) 16 0.25
Undergraduate (complete) 15 0.23
Undergraduate (incomplete) 12 0.19
Secondary (incomplete) 8 0.12
Primary (incomplete) 6 0.09
Postgraduate (incomplete) 3 0.05
Postgraduate (complete) 2 0.03
NA/Other 1 0.02
Primary (complete) 1 0.02
  • Where do they live?
region answers percentage
Amazonas 19 0.30
São Paulo 16 0.25
Roraima 15 0.23
Rio Grande do Sul 8 0.12
Distrito Federal 1 0.02
Mato Grosso 1 0.02
Other 1 0.02
Paraná 1 0.02
Rio de Janeiro 1 0.02
Santa Catarina 1 0.02
  • Nationality distribution:
nacionality answers percentage
Venezuela 60 0.94
Bolivia 3 0.05
Anzoátegui 1 0.02
  • The products they use:
use_br3 answers percentage
Bank account 26 0.41
Debit card 22 0.34
Digital account, wallet (on the phone) 8 0.12
Savings, deposit account 7 0.11
Credit card 5 0.08
None of the above services listed 1 0.02
Other 1 0.02
Investments 0 0.00
Insurance 0 0.00
Transfers incl. remittances 0 0.00
  • The institutions they hold bank accounts in:
use_br5 answers percentage
Nubank 18 0.28
Itaú 15 0.23
Caixa Econômica Federal 7 0.11
Banco Santander 6 0.09
Other 4 0.06
Bradesco 2 0.03
Banco do Brasil 1 0.02
None 1 0.02
BMG 0 0.00
Banco da Amazônia 0 0.00
Banco Inter 0 0.00
Banco PAN 0 0.00
Sofisa 0 0.00
  • In how many institutions to they hold accounts:
numb_accounts total percentage
0 26 0.41
1 26 0.41
2 10 0.16
3 1 0.02
4 1 0.02
  • 7.81% have loans from FIs

  • For those that got loan/credit, for what was it for?

loan_br_use answers percentage
Consumption 3 0.02
Corporate 1 0.01
Other 1 0.01
Housing 0 0.00
Vehicles 0 0.00
  • Do you send money abroad?
use_br8 answers percentage
Yes 38 0.59
No 26 0.41
  • In what of the following areas do you want to develop more skills?
asp answers percentage
Hiring process skills development 34 0.53
Labor market skills development 21 0.33
Languages skills development 19 0.30
Business skills development 13 0.20
Personal finance skills development 8 0.12
Business regularization 7 0.11
None, I’m fine 4 0.06

Profile 4: Micro entrepreneurs

We chose to analyze two sub-groups within this profile to see if they differ in any aspect:

  • Profile 4.1: Formal (with CNPJ)

  • Profile 4.2: Informal (without CNPJ)

Profile 4.1

Formal micro entrepreneurs

  • Most of them arrived in 2012 or before

  • Their marital status is Married

  • 53.85% live with their families/children

  • 92.31% have the intention to stay in Brazil for the next 2 years

  • 30.77% are using digital or internet banking

  • Sex distribution:

sex answers percentage
Male 8 0.62
Female 5 0.38
  • Age distribution:

Average: 43.5

  • Their income level:
inc answers percentage
Between R$2.604,01 and R$3.906,00 4 0.31
Prefer not answer 3 0.23
Between R$3.906,01 and R$6.510,00 2 0.15
Between R$1.302,00 and R$2.604,00 1 0.08
Between R$6.510,01 and R$13.020,00 1 0.08
Less than R$1.302,00 1 0.08
NA 1 0.08
  • Their education level:
educ answers percentage
Undergraduate (complete) 6 0.46
Undergraduate (incomplete) 5 0.38
Postgraduate (complete) 1 0.08
Secondary (incomplete) 1 0.08
  • Where do they live?
region answers percentage
São Paulo 11 0.85
Rio de Janeiro 1 0.08
Roraima 1 0.08
  • Nationality distribution:
nacionality answers percentage
Bolivia 5 0.38
Venezuela 2 0.15
Peruano 2 0.15
Haiti 1 0.08
Cuba 1 0.08
Colombia 1 0.08
Peru 1 0.08
  • The products they use:
use_br3 answers percentage
Bank account 13 1.00
Debit card 12 0.92
Credit card 8 0.62
Savings, deposit account 6 0.46
Digital account, wallet (on the phone) 6 0.46
Transfers incl. remittances 6 0.46
Insurance 4 0.31
Investments 2 0.15
Other 1 0.08
None of the above services listed 0 0.00
  • The institutions they hold bank accounts in:
use_br5 answers percentage
Itaú 8 0.62
Banco Santander 4 0.31
Other 4 0.31
Nubank 3 0.23
Banco do Brasil 2 0.15
Bradesco 2 0.15
Caixa Econômica Federal 2 0.15
Banco Inter 1 0.08
BMG 0 0.00
Banco da Amazônia 0 0.00
Banco PAN 0 0.00
Sofisa 0 0.00
None 0 0.00
  • In how many institutions to they hold accounts:
numb_accounts total percentage
1 6 0.46
2 4 0.31
3 1 0.08
4 1 0.08
5 1 0.08
  • In which institutions do they hold digital wallets?
use_br6 answers percentage
Mercado Pago 9 0.02
PagBank 6 0.01
PicPay 6 0.01
Iti Itaú 3 0.01
Regarga Pay 3 0.01
None 2 0.00
AME 0 0.00
Bitz 0 0.00
Other 0 0.00
  • 69.23% have loans from FIs

  • For those that got loan/credit, for what was it for?

loan_br_use answers percentage
Consumption 7 0.05
Housing 1 0.01
Vehicles 1 0.01
Corporate 1 0.01
Other 1 0.01
  • When you need financing or money, where do go to?
prod_got answers percentage
Bank 8 0.01
Family or friends 6 0.01
I do not lend money 5 0.01
Business owner 1 0.00
Other 1 0.00
Pawnbroker 0 0.00
Financial institution 0 0.00
  • Do you have employees?
employees answers percentage
None 9 0.10
1-2 employees 3 0.03
6-10 employees 1 0.01
  • Do you send money abroad?
use_br8 answers percentage
Yes 7 0.54
No 6 0.46
  • In what of the following areas do you want to develop more skills?
asp answers percentage
Business skills development 10 0.77
Labor market skills development 7 0.54
Personal finance skills development 7 0.54
Languages skills development 3 0.23
Business regularization 3 0.23
None, I’m fine 2 0.15
Hiring process skills development 1 0.08

Profile 4.2

Informal micro entrepreneurs

  • Most of them arrived in 2019

  • Their marital status is Single

  • 70.97% live with their families/children

  • 87.1% have the intention to stay in Brazil for the next 2 years

  • 16.13% are using digital or internet banking

  • Sex distribution:

sex answers percentage
Female 24 0.77
Male 7 0.23
  • Age distribution:

Average: 37

  • Their income level:
inc answers percentage
Prefer not answer 24 0.77
Between R$1.302,00 and R$2.604,00 3 0.10
Less than R$1.302,00 3 0.10
NA 1 0.03
  • Their education level:
educ answers percentage
Secondary (complete) 10 0.32
Undergraduate (complete) 7 0.23
Primary (complete) 6 0.19
Undergraduate (incomplete) 3 0.10
NA/Other 2 0.06
Secondary (incomplete) 2 0.06
Primary (incomplete) 1 0.03
  • Where do they live?
region answers percentage
São Paulo 16 0.52
Roraima 7 0.23
Amazonas 4 0.13
Rio Grande do Sul 2 0.06
Distrito Federal 1 0.03
Mato Grosso 1 0.03
  • Nationality distribution:
nacionality answers percentage
Venezuela 18 0.58
Bolivia 11 0.35
Equador 1 0.03
Paraguai 1 0.03
  • The products they use:
use_br3 answers percentage
Bank account 8 0.26
Debit card 8 0.26
Savings, deposit account 5 0.16
Digital account, wallet (on the phone) 5 0.16
Credit card 1 0.03
Transfers incl. remittances 1 0.03
Other 1 0.03
Investments 0 0.00
Insurance 0 0.00
None of the above services listed 0 0.00
  • The institutions they hold bank accounts in:
use_br5 answers percentage
Itaú 7 0.23
Caixa Econômica Federal 6 0.19
Other 6 0.19
Bradesco 3 0.10
Banco Santander 2 0.06
Nubank 2 0.06
Banco PAN 1 0.03
BMG 0 0.00
Banco da Amazônia 0 0.00
Banco do Brasil 0 0.00
Banco Inter 0 0.00
Sofisa 0 0.00
None 0 0.00
  • In how many institutions to they hold accounts:
numb_accounts total percentage
0 16 0.52
1 7 0.23
2 6 0.19
4 2 0.06
  • In which institutions do they hold digital wallets?
use_br6 answers percentage
Iti Itaú 6 0.01
PicPay 4 0.01
PagBank 3 0.01
Mercado Pago 2 0.00
None 2 0.00
Other 2 0.00
AME 0 0.00
Bitz 0 0.00
Regarga Pay 0 0.00
  • 9.68% have loans from FIs

  • For those that got loan/credit, for what was it for?

loan_br_use answers percentage
Consumption 2 0.01
Other 2 0.01
Housing 0 0.00
Vehicles 0 0.00
Corporate 0 0.00
  • When you need financing or money, where do go to?
prod_got answers percentage
Family or friends 15 0.02
I do not lend money 13 0.01
Bank 6 0.01
Pawnbroker 2 0.00
Other 1 0.00
Business owner 0 0.00
Financial institution 0 0.00
  • Do you have employees?
employees answers percentage
None 3 0.03
1-2 employees 3 0.03
  • Do you send money abroad?
use_br8 answers percentage
Yes 16 0.52
No 15 0.48
  • In what of the following areas do you want to develop more skills?
asp answers percentage
Languages skills development 12 0.39
Labor market skills development 11 0.35
Business skills development 10 0.32
Personal finance skills development 8 0.26
Hiring process skills development 7 0.23
Business regularization 7 0.23
None, I’m fine 2 0.06

Profile 5: Self-employed

  • Most of them arrived in 2018

  • Their marital status is Single

  • 65.12% live with their families/children

  • 81.4% have the intention to stay in Brazil for the next 2 years

  • 55.81% are using digital or internet banking

  • Sex distribution:

sex answers percentage
Female 26 0.6
Male 17 0.4
  • Age distribution:

Average: 39

  • Their income level:
inc answers percentage
Prefer not answer 22 0.51
Between R$1.302,00 and R$2.604,00 6 0.14
Between R$2.604,01 and R$3.906,00 4 0.09
Less than R$1.302,00 4 0.09
NA 4 0.09
Between R$3.906,01 and R$6.510,00 3 0.07
  • Their education level:
educ answers percentage
Secondary (complete) 14 0.33
Undergraduate (complete) 11 0.26
Undergraduate (incomplete) 7 0.16
Secondary (incomplete) 4 0.09
Primary (incomplete) 3 0.07
Primary (complete) 2 0.05
Postgraduate (complete) 1 0.02
Postgraduate (incomplete) 1 0.02
  • Where do they live?
region answers percentage
São Paulo 14 0.33
Amazonas 11 0.26
Roraima 10 0.23
Distrito Federal 3 0.07
Other 2 0.05
Paraná 2 0.05
Rio de Janeiro 1 0.02
  • Nationality distribution:
nacionality answers percentage
Venezuela 31 0.72
Bolivia 8 0.19
Chile 1 0.02
Congo 1 0.02
Paquistão 1 0.02
TUNISIA 1 0.02
  • The products they use:
use_br3 answers percentage
Bank account 21 0.49
Debit card 18 0.42
Credit card 13 0.30
Digital account, wallet (on the phone) 8 0.19
Savings, deposit account 5 0.12
Investments 3 0.07
Transfers incl. remittances 2 0.05
Other 1 0.02
Insurance 0 0.00
None of the above services listed 0 0.00
  • The institutions they hold bank accounts in:
use_br5 answers percentage
Nubank 14 0.33
Caixa Econômica Federal 12 0.28
Itaú 10 0.23
Banco Santander 7 0.16
Bradesco 6 0.14
Other 6 0.14
Banco do Brasil 3 0.07
Banco Inter 2 0.05
Banco da Amazônia 1 0.02
BMG 0 0.00
Banco PAN 0 0.00
Sofisa 0 0.00
None 0 0.00
  • In how many institutions to they hold accounts:
numb_accounts total percentage
0 17 0.40
1 9 0.21
3 8 0.19
2 6 0.14
4 2 0.05
8 1 0.02
  • 27.91% have loans from FIs

  • For those that got loan/credit, for what was it for?

loan_br_use answers percentage
Consumption 9 0.06
Other 2 0.01
Corporate 1 0.01
Housing 0 0.00
Vehicles 0 0.00
  • When you need financing or money, where do go to?
prod_got answers percentage
Bank 17 0.02
I do not lend money 13 0.01
Family or friends 10 0.01
Pawnbroker 4 0.00
Business owner 3 0.00
Other 1 0.00
Financial institution 0 0.00
  • Do you have employees?
employees answers percentage
None 29 0.33
1-2 employees 4 0.04
3-5 employees 1 0.01
  • Do you send money abroad?
use_br8 answers percentage
Yes 28 0.65
No 15 0.35
  • In what of the following areas do you want to develop more skills?
asp answers percentage
Labor market skills development 20 0.47
Business skills development 15 0.35
Hiring process skills development 13 0.30
Personal finance skills development 13 0.30
Languages skills development 12 0.28
Business regularization 11 0.26
None, I’m fine 2 0.05

Profile 6: Irregular source of income

  • Most of them arrived in 2022

  • 57.79% are household chiefs

  • 70.94% live with their families/children

  • 50.97% are using digital or internet banking

  • 87.34% have the intention to stay in Brazil for the next 2 years

  • 64.45% plan to stay in the same city for the next 6 months

  • Sex distribution:

sex answers percentage
Female 450 0.73
Male 165 0.27
NA 1 0.00
  • Age distribution:

Average: 36.3

  • Their income level:
inc answers percentage
Prefer not answer 615 1
NA 1 0
  • Their education level:
educ answers percentage
Secondary (complete) 173 0.28
Undergraduate (complete) 149 0.24
Undergraduate (incomplete) 98 0.16
Secondary (incomplete) 97 0.16
Primary (complete) 29 0.05
Primary (incomplete) 26 0.04
Postgraduate (complete) 21 0.03
NA/Other 17 0.03
Postgraduate (incomplete) 6 0.01
  • Where do they live?
region answers percentage
São Paulo 220 0.36
Roraima 150 0.24
Amazonas 115 0.19
Rio Grande do Sul 50 0.08
Other 24 0.04
Distrito Federal 22 0.04
Rio de Janeiro 17 0.03
Mato Grosso 6 0.01
Santa Catarina 6 0.01
Paraná 4 0.01
Mato Grosso do Sul 1 0.00
Minas Gerais 1 0.00
  • Nationality distribution:
nacionality answers percentage
Venezuela 521 0.85
Bolivia 40 0.06
Cuba 10 0.02
Angola 8 0.01
Haiti 7 0.01
Paraguai 5 0.01
Congo 4 0.01
Guiné-Bissau 4 0.01
Syria 3 0.00
Costa do Marfim 2 0.00
Colombia 1 0.00
Afghanistan 1 0.00
Afeganistão 1 0.00
Benin 1 0.00
Equador 1 0.00
Guiné Bissau 1 0.00
Marrocos 1 0.00
Peru 1 0.00
Peruano 1 0.00
Russia 1 0.00
Senegal 1 0.00
Venezuela 1 0.00
  • What assets do your currently have in Brazil?
assets answers percentage
None 556 0.57
Other 20 0.02
Valuables (jewelry, cash, etc) 15 0.02
Productive assets 15 0.02
Land 9 0.01
Vehicle 6 0.01
House or apartment 4 0.00
  • The products they use:
use_br3 answers percentage
Bank account 215 0.35
Debit card 205 0.33
Credit card 75 0.12
Digital account, wallet (on the phone) 72 0.12
Savings, deposit account 67 0.11
Transfers incl. remittances 15 0.02
None of the above services listed 6 0.01
Other 5 0.01
Investments 4 0.01
Insurance 4 0.01
  • The institutions they hold bank accounts in:
use_br5 answers percentage
Nubank 157 0.25
Itaú 122 0.20
Caixa Econômica Federal 82 0.13
Other 51 0.08
Banco Santander 47 0.08
Bradesco 36 0.06
Banco do Brasil 30 0.05
Banco PAN 9 0.01
Banco Inter 8 0.01
None 6 0.01
BMG 1 0.00
Banco da Amazônia 1 0.00
Sofisa 0 0.00
  • In how many institutions to they hold accounts:
numb_accounts total percentage
0 296 0.48
1 171 0.28
2 95 0.15
3 39 0.06
4 10 0.02
5 4 0.01
6 1 0.00
  • In which institutions do they hold digital wallets?
use_br6 answers percentage
None 105 0.18
Iti Itaú 104 0.18
PicPay 67 0.11
Mercado Pago 39 0.07
PagBank 25 0.04
Other 19 0.03
Regarga Pay 8 0.01
AME 3 0.01
Bitz 0 0.00
  • 10.88% have loans from FIs

  • For those that got loan/credit, for what was it for?

loan_br_use answers percentage
Consumption 56 0.36
Other 10 0.06
Corporate 3 0.02
Vehicles 2 0.01
Housing 1 0.01
  • Do you send money abroad?
use_br8 answers percentage
Yes 395 0.64
No 221 0.36
  • In what of the following areas do you want to develop more skills?
asp answers percentage
Hiring process skills development 311 0.50
Labor market skills development 267 0.43
Languages skills development 186 0.30
Business skills development 183 0.30
Personal finance skills development 118 0.19
Business regularization 89 0.14
None, I’m fine 44 0.07

Framework: Stability x Independence Index

Below are the two indexes that were created.

The indexes for each survey respondent was calculated as the simple average of the score that an observation receives for each component (e.g. income regularity, employment type, etc). In brackets are the score range for each component.

The higher the index the more stable and the more independent independent.

  • Stability index:
    • income regularity (0-1)

    • employment type (0-2)

    • willingness to move (0-2)

    • Stability index = (income regularity + employment type + willingness to move) / 3

  • Independence index:
    • income level (0-2)

    • government social programs (0-2)

    • household head (0-1)

    • Independence index = (income level + government social programs + household head) / 3

profile stab_index indep_index number_obs
Profile 1.1 1.58 0.42 23
Profile 1.2 1.60 0.50 36
Profile 1.3 1.58 0.64 27
Profile 1.4 1.53 0.38 13
Profile 2.1 0.37 0.44 15
Profile 2.2 0.33 0.15 9
Profile 3 1.01 0.61 64
Profile 4.1 1.54 0.59 13
Profile 4.2 1.20 0.44 31
Profile 5 1.29 0.52 43