The 2010 census marked the first time in which black and mixed-race people officially outnumbered whites, weighing in at just over 50 percent, compared with 47 percent for whites. Researchers suggest that Brazil actually may have been a majority-nonwhite country for some time, with the latest statistics reflecting a decreased social stigma that makes it easier for nonwhites to report their actual race. Read more...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/17/race-in-brazil-offers-lesson-to-us_n_2895325.html
Courtesy: Huffington Post
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Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Brazilian Mixed Races
Many Brazilians cast their country as a racial democracy where people of different groups long have intermarried, resulting in a large mixed-race population. But you need only turn on the TV, open the newspaper or stroll down the street to see clear evidence of segregation. Read more...
http://atlantablackstar.com/2013/03/18/race-in-brazil-a-mix-of-openness-and-exclusion/
Courtesy: Atlantic Black star
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