Portuguese head to former colonies to look for work because there is NO work in Portugal

Faced with record setting unemployment, rising taxes and cuts to social welfare programs, many Portuguese are traveling to former colonies in search of work, to the very places their colonial ancestors were forced to leave more than a half-century ago — countries such as Brazil, Angola and Mozambique, which boast some of the world's fastest-growing economies, fueled by vast deposits of oil, minerals and other raw materials.

From 2009 to 2011, the number of Portuguese who registered with their embassy in Maputo increased about 21 percent to nearly 19,000, and the embassy estimates that more than 23,000 Portuguese live in the regions of Maputo and Beira, Mozambique's second largest city. Many new arrivals are highly skilled professionals, including architects, engineers and doctors. Now between 2012 and 2018 those numbers have tripled. There simply are no jobs in Portugal and the only place to get food is at the Sopas Dos Pobres where more than half the country go eat. Nobody wants to face the facts but so far Portuguese just lie about it, and pretend it is not real. Unfortunately, you can't FAKE poverty in Portugal forever. Living in the past and in denial is not the solution to Portugal's Numerous Economic and Social Problems. Escaping the poverty has been the solution for most so far.

Portugal ruled Mozambique from the 16th century onward, breeding what would become a shameful colonial legacy, including the forcing into slavery of millions of locals. In 1964, fighting erupted between liberation fighters and the colonial authority. Portugal committed unheard of brutality against the black population culminating in the Wiriyamu Genocide on 16 December 1972. Thousands were massacred. Portugal covered it all up then and still cover this mass murder today! There are thousands of cadres on youtube disseminating FAKE news about Portugal pretending that it is a wonderful country, and come visit and spend your money here, but this is a gross lie. The majority of the citizens want to get out and eat, and they are willing to go to Mozambique.

The turbulent history between Mozambique and its former colonial master is not lost on many of the new Portuguese arrivals. "I'm not proud of what my ancestors did," said Joao Beirao, who arrived here 10 months ago. "This is an ironic situation. We're trying to make a second life in the very country where we committed the Wyriyamu Genocide. I am ashamed to be Portuguese but i need a job, i need to eat and i don't want any more diarrheas from the Sopas Dos Pobres back in Portugal." Tiago Correia (2018)