Category Archives: census
Race relations in Brazil: a mixture of openness and acceptance, discrimination and exclusion
Associated Press/Felipe Dana – This photo taken Feb. 25, 2013, shows Nubia de Lima, 29, posing for a photo in her Rio de Janeiro apartment in Brazil. De Lima, a … Continue reading
Black (negro) or African descendant (afrodescendente)? What’s in a term? Three well-known Brazilians weigh in on which term they prefer to define themselves
Journalist Glória Maria, singer/TV host Preta Gil, singer/actor Toni Garrido When speaking of racial classification or identity in Brazil, things can get quite complex. On the one hand, various reports have … Continue reading
Number of young blacks in college quadruples, but 91% still don’t have access
Censo da Educação Superior (Higher Education Census) 2011 shows great progress in enrollment of young blacks and browns between 1997 and 2011 BRASILIA – On the eve of the implementation … Continue reading
Number of Brazilians declaring themselves preta (black) increases to 16 million
“To be a black women is to be a warrior. It is to accept your blackness, appreciating your history and your roots. It is finding oneself pretty, even though they … Continue reading
Racial classification and terminology in Brazil
In Brazil, there five racial classifications on the official census: pardo, loosely meaning brown or mixed race, preto (black), branco (white), amarelo (Asian) and indio (Indian/Native). The term pardo can … Continue reading
Racial classification and terminology in Brazil
In Brazil, there five racial classifications on the official census: pardo, loosely meaning brown or mixed race, preto (black), branco (white), amarelo (Asian) and indio (Indian/Native). The term pardo can … Continue reading
