Why Rich, Affluent Brazilian Couples Want Their Children to be Born in Miami

More Brazilian babies from rich Brazilian couples are being born in Miami, a recent report says. Many of these couples have chosen to have their children in Miami in order to escape economic and political woes of their home country.

In a report for Wall Street Journal, Wladimir Lorentz, a 46-year old obstetrician based in Miami noted that there has been a recent influx of rich clients from his native country of Brazil who have chosen to have their babies delivered in Florida. This was a far cry from his former affluent clients who hailed from Russia when he first began his career. This was mostly due to the fact that Brazil faces a very turbulent economic future. Even the political future of President Dilma Rousseff remains uncertain.

Latin America's largest economy has also been plagued with a recession as well as a surge in unemployment rates. Such economic turmoil has led to a rise in crime rates, which has spurred many affluent Brazilians to flee their native country to settle in Miami, many of which are attracted to the high-quality healthcare and automatic citizenship of their children.

Miami has in recent years become more than just the paradise of spring-breakers as families from all over the world are now flocking to Florida to call the place their home reports Ocean Drive. Miami is described as a place where people go to and automatically fall in love with it. 

The place boasts of year-round sunshine and vibrant nightlife. According to the report, many people have found the place to be financially rewarding as they have set up their own professional practices or businesses there and have seen it thrive over the years. Carnival Cruise Lines, Univision, and the Miami Herald are just some of the most successful companies in Miami.

 "For South Americans, it's a lot easier to be in Miami than anywhere else because of the language and the culture. We can be successful here without having to change too much of our daily lives." said Santiago Smulevich, an Argentine who fled to Miami and set up AM Profile.

Many Latin Americans are following suit and the Latin influence remains heavy on the city. The city has a largely Hispanic population and there are an influx of Latin American tourists all year round. According to the report, more than 537,000 people from all over the world moved to Miami in 2014 making Florida now the third-most-populated state in the United States, behind California and Texas.