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  2. Race and ethnicity in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    The illiteracy rate among White people over 5 years old was 5.9%; among Blacks, 14.4%, and among "Pardos" (Multiracial), 13%. The 2010 IBGE Census shows that Whites also dominate higher education in Brazil, considering the age group between 15 and 24 years old, 31.1% of the White population attended university.

  3. Languages of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Portuguese is the official and national language of Brazil[5]being widely spoken by most of the population. Brazil is the most populous Portuguese-speakingcountry in the world, with its lands comprising the majority of Portugal's former colonial holdingsin the Americas. Aside from Portuguese, the country also has numerous minority languages ...

  4. Brazilians - Wikipedia

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    After the colonization of Brazil by the Portuguese, most of the 16th century, the word "Brazilian" was given to the Portuguese merchants of the Brazilwood tree, designating exclusively the name of such profession, since the inhabitants of the land were, in most of them, indigenous, or Portuguese born in Portugal or in the territory now called ...

  5. Demographics of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    For instance, of those who reported residing in another country less than 10 years before the 2000 census, 66.9 percent were Brazilians. If only the returning migrants (former Brazilian immigrants) are considered, 26.8 percent of Brazilians came from Paraguay, 17 percent came from Japan, and 15.8 percent came from the United States. [38]

  6. Culture of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The culture of Brazil has been shaped by the amalgamation of diverse indigenous cultures, and the cultural fusion that took place among Indigenous communities, Portuguese colonists, and Africans, primarily during the Brazilian colonial period. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Brazil received a significant number of immigrants ...

  7. Ethnic groups in Latin America - Wikipedia

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    Appearance. Benito Juárez was an Amerindian Mexican of Zapotec ancestry. Latin America 's population is composed of a diverse mix of ancestries and ethnic groups, including Indigenous peoples, Europeans, Africans, Asians, and those of mixed heritage, making it one of the most ethnically diverse regions globally . [ 1 ]

  8. Pardo Brazilians - Wikipedia

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    In Brazil, Pardo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpaʁdu]) is an ethnic and skin color category used by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Brazilian censuses. The term " pardo " is a complex one, more commonly used to refer to Brazilians of mixed ethnic ancestries. Pardo Brazilians represent a diverse range of skin ...

  9. Race and ethnicity in Latin America - Wikipedia

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    Blanqueamiento, or whitening, is a social, political, and economic practice used to "improve" the race (mejorar la raza) towards whiteness. [6] The term blanqueamiento is rooted in Latin America and is used more or less synonymous with racial whitening. However, blanqueamiento can be considered in both the symbolic and biological sense [7 ...