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I know i am behind a couple of years, but i was meeting with some brazilian people that i had just met. and they called me moreno but they said i could be something else because of my hair texture, thanks so much for publishing this i LOVE this article thanks again

i'm brazilian and people don't consider me white even though i'm not really that tan they consider me latin is that right "to tell the truth i don't wanna b considered white" well i'm don't really care what i am all i kno iz dat i'm brazilian

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sad really! I think that is where religion plays an important role, there is no segregation in the divine religions

That's a very interesting article, though to my mind a lot of your perceptions about Brazilians are way off the mark. Have a look at the article "Visões Norte-Americanas da Questão do Negro no Brasil". Here's the link:

http://liberallibertariolibertino.blogspot.com/2006/05/vises-norte-americanas-da-questo-do.html

Okay I am a U.S. Citizen by birth my mother is African American (black) her mother is African American and Native American (100% in fact that side of the family lives on a reservation still). My father is from Angola and his mother is a native Angolan while his father is from Goa India and his father is from Portugal. So to say the least we are all over the place ethnically. I consider myself African American (or course I grew up in the States). My wife is from Minas Gerias and by Brazilian standards she is Morena Clara. I went through all that to simply note that your take on the Brazilians was very interesting but, I would say that you have to venture to more areas than just Bahia to truly understand the Brasil of the Brasileiro, although Bahia is wonderful. You are absolutely correct that "race does matter" in Brazil but, there are so many other things as well that make their life just very different than here in the U.S. It would take much more longer than just this mere comment for me to explain but, I think you should explore Brazil more as well. We both (my wife and I) agreed with many things that you have written but as she noted to me, missing were the existence of class and pride in the various heritages one has and where your family is socially in your article. We enjoyed your article very much and looked forward to your other observations as you explore Brazil. Thank you.

'As the Brazilian saying goes, "brancas (white women) for marriage, mulatas for sex, pretas for work".'

I was born and lived 40 years in Brasil and I NEVER heard a brazilian saying this above nor anything similar.

It's fantastic to see visiters writing about our culture as if they really understand it.

IT'S THE MULATO WHO IS DISAPPEARING! EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE BLACK TO GET THE PRIVILEGES GIVEN TO BLACK PEOPLE TODAY.

Better writen by the best: 60 years of life in Brasil.

A Extinção do Mulato
http://www.brazil-brasil.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=702

Afrobrazilianists: Such Arrogance!
http://www.brazzil.com/component/content/article/15-may-2003/503.html

Blacks and Whites. We're All Brazilians
http://www.brazzil.com/component/content/article/14-april-2003/3523.html