Racial Ralations in Brazil

Marcos Arraes
Brief historic background

Differences between regions

Brazil Vs USA

Contemporary Issues

North East and South East Plantation system
Indians, Europeans (mainly Portuguese) and
African slaves

South No mans land Free
Tropeiros, French, Spanish (Colonial Times)
German, Italian, Polish, Japanese (19
th
and 20
th

centuries)



Race in Brazil and USA
Binary model
Racial Segregation Laws Classification and
Power

European Thinking in Brazil
Social Darwinism
Racial Whitening after Slavery

Brazilian Modernity
Origins and National Identity
Miscegenation as positive

Mith of Racial Democracy
No classification / Self afirmation
Moreno, Chocolate, Queimado de sol, escurinho, pardo,
marrom

Census Data
Brancos, Pardos, Negros, Indgenas, Amarelos
Decreasing number of people who declares
themselves as white
Brazilian Census 2000 and 2010
Contemporary Issues
Hidden Prejudice


Secretariat for Policies to Promote Racial
Equality


Negro and not Black

Universities Afirmative Action Quotas

Huge Debate

Reading History through a Racial perspective?

A way to impose a racial classification?



To Think About
World Cup
Racism: what do I have to do with it?