FOREWORD Research Team of the Project Emigration from North Portugal to Brazil CO-ORDINATORS – Fernando de Sousa (Ph.D) and Conceição Meireles Pereira (Ph.D). DISTRICT OF AVEIRO – Teresa Soares (M.A.) and Marco de Almeida (Graduate) DISTRICT OF BRAGA – Cármen Morais Sarmento (M.A.) DISTRICT OF BRAGANÇA – Ana Afonso (M.A) and Eugénia Ferreira (Graduate) DISTRICT OF PORTO – Maria João Cerqueira (M.A.); Maria José Ferraria (M.A.); Teresa Cirne (M.A.); Idorindo Rocha (M.A.); Joaquim Loureiro dos santos (M.A.); Diogo Ferreira (Graduate); Nuno Cardoso (Graduate); Paulo Amorim (Graduate); Paulo Lima (Graduate); Ricardo Rocha (Graduate) and Sílvia Braga (Graduate). DISTRICT OF VIANA DO CASTELO – Patrícia Faria (M.A.) and Maria Magali Candeias (Graduate). DISTRICT OF VILA REAL – Silva Gonçalves (M.A.); Fernanda da Silva (Graduate); Ângelo Matos (Graduate). DISTRICT OF VISEU – Paula santos (Ph.D) and Jenifer Ferreira (Graduate). Fernando de Sousa (Director of CEPESE) 12