Afro-Brazilians - Wikipedia
Brazil's cultural, social, and economic landscape has been profoundly shaped by Afro-Brazilians. Their contributions are especially notable in sports, cuisine, literature, music, and dance, with elements like samba, bossa nova, and capoeira reflecting their heritage. See more
Brazilian census categoriesCurrently, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) uses five race or color categories in the census: branca (white), parda (brown/mixed), preta (black), amarela (yellow, ethnic East Asian) and … See more
Dark-Skinned Or Black? How Afro-Brazilians Are Forging A ... - NPR
Aug 12, 2015 · In Brazil, people have tended to describe themselves by skin color rather than race. But that's all changing, as the country's black pride movement gains traction.
How Black Brazilians Are Fighting Racial Injustice Today | TIME
Dec 16, 2020 · Around 56% of Brazilians identify as Black—the largest population of African descent outside of Africa—yet Black people make up just 18% of congress, 4.7% of …
Portraits of Black Politics and Resistance in Brazil
Black people make up the majority in Brazil. Over half of the nation’s 215 million inhabitants—56 percent or about 120 million people—are Afro-Brazilian, making the country home to the largest Black population in the Americas.
Black Brazilians protest against racism and police violence - BBC
May 14, 2021 · Black people are three times more likely to be killed by police in Brazil, experts say. The protesters accused far-right President Jair Bolsonaro of genocide through police …
Brazil's racial reckoning: 'Black lives matter here, too'
Brazilians were taught to believe that they lived in a racial democracy - where everybody got along without being discriminated against because of their colour. But, say activists, it is a myth.
Afro-Brazilians in Brazil - Minority Rights Group
An estimated 91 million Brazilians are of African ancestry, according to the 2010 census, which found that more than half (50.7 per cent) of the Brazilian population now identified as preto (black) or pardo (mixed ethnicity).
Racial identity in Brazil: Record numbers change …
Nov 15, 2020 · Over the past decade, the percentage of Brazilians who consider themselves White has dropped from 48 percent to 43 percent, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, while...
Brazil at work: Black and held back - BBC
Apr 5, 2022 · More than 50% percent of the country's 208m people define themselves as black or "pardo", a category in the Brazilian census which describes people of mixed race. However, data from 2016 show...
Brazil's racial reckoning: 'Black lives matter here, too'
Jul 24, 2020 · Brazilians were taught to believe that they lived in a racial democracy - where everybody got along without being discriminated against because of their colour. But, say activists, it is a myth.
