Afro-brazilian

Afro-Brazilian

In Brazil, the term "preto" (black) is one of the five categories used by the Brazilian Census, along with "branco" (White), "pardo" (Multiracial, brown), "amarelo" (yellow, East Asian) and "indígena" (Amerindian). In 2010, 15 million, 7.6% of the Brazilian population, self-identified themselves as preto.