Black population becomes the majority in Brazil
Brazil and its almost 200 million population is no longer a country of white majority. The credit now belongs to the 49.6% black or mulatto population compared to the 49.4% defined as white and this is set to increase in coming years with that percentage increasing to 54, according to a recent report from the Rio do Janeiro Federal University.
Professor Antonio Paixao from the Rio University’s Economy Institute believes that since Brazil is no longer a white majority country, “we need a policy of diversity”, which is a great challenge for the political establishment.
The black birth rate is also higher than that of the whites or Europeans descendents, so the big question is whether Brazil is prepared to face the fact that blacks and mulattos are becoming a solid majority, and how this will influence legislation, asks Paixao.
But current reality shows another picture, with a considerable degree of discrimination for the blacks: the basic food basket for a black person demands 76 hours of work compared to the average 54 hours for a white person.
Similarly illiteracy among blacks runs as high as 20%, but only 6% for whites.
Since Brazil was the last country in the region to grant slaves freedom in 1888, blacks have always been at a disadvantage in education and work opportunities, points out Paixao.
Similarly, access to tertiary education for blacks is far more up road, since most of them are condemned to work to subsist, while white families can afford to pay for their children’s education.
The administration of President Lula da Silva is credited with having invested heavily in the social and economic integration of the black people, for example by imposing a policy of quotas for blacks in universities.
Nevertheless power in Brazil rests in the whites who hold the strategic posts in politics and the economy.
But some blacks have had outstanding careers, mainly in sports and the arts. One of them is the world famous former football star Pelé and another the musician-composer Gilberto Gil. Both have held cabinet posts, but as a white initiative towards supporting diversity.
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Worry about nunbers be yourself. U won't have to paint your face black. its still yall time while on this earth! Enjoy it while it last!
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When the slave ships were dropping Africans off in different countries. . . BRAZIL got 50% of the africans!!!! brazilians are more black than black Americans! Doctors from West Africa still make voyages to Brazil to get old healing remedies that were brought with them in the “trade”!
Read a BOOK. . . Learn Your History!
Jen247, Thank you for posting for peeps to Read a book and learn their history b/c what was posted was deemed very ignorant!
Latin America is rife with racism, prejudice, and skewed senses of superiority. During the colonial eras Latin American was dominated by the Spanish who implemented strict caste systems.
These caste systems known as the Casta and it ranked races and ethnicities as followed:
Casta
Spaniards born on the European continent: Peninsulares
Spaniards born on New World soil: Criollos
Native Americans
People with a mix of Indian and Spanish ancestry: Mestizos, Castizos, Cholos,
People with a mix of Spanish and African ancestry: Mulattos
People with a mix of Indian and African ancestry: Zambos
Africans
The remnants of the Casta still linger on today. African heritage is looked upon disapprovingly. Observe television on Latin American networks. Look at the mannerisms and behaviors of Black Latinos It has been reported that underground para-military, black ops Brazilians government organizations are responsible for the undocumented deaths of hundreds of thousands of Black and mixed ancestry orphans that wander slums.
The maltreatment of Afro-Brazilians will soon diminish. The legacy of the African-American civil rights movement and Obama's presidency have inspired these people to demand and protest for fair treatment. The Afro-Brazilian civil rights movement is nearing
Preach on!!!
I feel you. . .
Until we come together as a united front white people will continue prey on us like parasites, they have since time began. Wake the hell up.
Wow
I did not know that about buddah. . . Thank you for schooling me on this.
The Greates fear to white america is the educated negro. . .
Thank you again.
Yes. True. But because there were so many West Africans sent to brazil, I would believe that their ties are less diluted. Meaning, Brazilians have stronger roots and ties to West Africa. Brazilians still today hold more West African Traditions that we do here. thats what my comment was about.
Slaves sent to America, were first seasoned in the Caribbeans. America very seldomly bought slaves that were straight from africa. They bought younger people that were born into slavery. So slavery was all that they knew.
I wasnt speaking about race wise, nor DNA relations. Just Traditions and roots.
but i feel you on the mixing part. . . There were alot of slaves that escaped to Mexico, so Im sure mixed themselves there as well. . . Africans sailed with Cortez around the world, and for 700 years Africans Lived in Spain. So if someone tells you their Spanish . . Theire roots have African in them . . .
Which is were
**The Optimist** cast sytem came to play. . becasue they wanted to have a pure spanish Race. . . but some families could buy their way to a higher Cast system. So a Mulatto could pay to make him and his family Mestizos!
Its crazy! it blows my mind about all this history. . .
But everyone have a GOOD DAY!!!!
“Knowledge is power!!!”
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