African student diaspora: a literature review

Abstract

The article aim to present the literature review about the displacement of African countries students to Brasil with study purposes, conceived here as student diaspora. The material reviewed is 29 master researches and 7 doctoral thesis published between 2000 and 20017. Beyond the compiled data, the results of the master’s research that started this review were combined presenting important thoughts about the arrival of these students in Brasil, their future projects, the period of stay crossed by the racial and gender issue, among other aspects.