Abstract: This paper discusses, based on the analysis of individual interviews, the identity of the immigrant in Brazil and the way multiculturalism is approached in the country through the working organizations. Identity is understood as a social construction in constant transformation, accentuated at the moment when individuals migrate given the encounter with the differences. This social identity is made up of the customs and traditions of their nation, and when migrating, the lack of such things is perceivable in the life of the immigrant. As a result, it stands out that the reasons for migrating nowadays are similar to those of the past, such as improving life and getting away from economic, religious and social problems. In Brazil, racism and social exclusion are still present even if it is a multicultural country. In the sphere of organizations, multiculturalism is just beginning, and it turns out that diversity is questioned and that there are still prejudice due to the cultural difference of the individual.
Keywords:
social identity; immigrants; multicultural; multiculturalism