The planet watches a new planning phase of migration flows. In the era of economic globalization,
restructuring of labor markets, social, cultural, political and economic transformations, the decision to
migrate is linked to reasons such as the existence of pull factors in the destination, of a network linking
origin and destination that minimize the constraints and dangers of the journey and, of course, economic
aspects represented by the ability to achieve a “better life” with the gains obtained at the destination.
It is clear that, although indispensable for the reorganization of the predominant mode of production
in our society, the crisis we experience brings great challenges for the global economy. In this chapter,
we analyze the importance of the female immigrant entrepreneurship that, faced with an economy that
requires movement, could prove an economic and social potential that benefits from occasions and
market segments little explored. This is because in the migration process, there may be new contexts for
immigrants, which enables the development of its human capital. In other words, the material/intellectual
accumulation of these individuals linked to its ability to reinvent themselves end up contributing to new
economic arrangements
Keywords
m igration, brazilian women entrepreneurs in portugal, crisis and resilience