Race and Ethnicity in Brazil

Race And Ethnicity In Brazil

Brazilian society is made up of a confluence of people of several different origins, from the original Native Americans, with the influx of Portuguese colonizers, Black African slaves, and recent European, Arab and Japanese immigration. Other significant groups include Koreans, Chinese, Paraguayans and Bolivians.

In the 19th and 20th century Brazilian culture has promoted racial integration and mixing.

Read more about Race And Ethnicity In Brazil:  Historic Background, Abolition of Slavery (1888), Gilberto Freyre On The Criticisms That He Received, Racial Legislation, Miscegenation, IBGE’s Racial Categories, Controversy, Ethnicities By Region

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