Brazil

Whites are no long a majority in Brazil

According to the 2010 census, white Brazilians are no longer the majority race in 2011. Of the 191 million Brazilians, 91 million of them identify as white, 82 of them consider themselves mixed race and 15 million consider themselves black. White Brazilians fell from 53.7% of the population to 47.7% of the population in 10 years.

With whites no longer a majority in Brazil, this without a doubt makes Brazil the most culturally diverse nation on the world. It’s history of slavery and colonization stretches further back than the United States’. Originally settled by white Portuguese colonists, this country for many years had a white majority population but with interracial marriages throughout the past 40 years, this nation has grown to become not only tolerant and multi-cultural, but it has also helped the country become more unified.

Identity

http://www.ibge.gov.br/english/presidencia/noticias/noticia_visualiza.php?id_noticia=2020&id_pagina=1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15766840

November 18, 2011 at 12:49 pm