RacismRacism in the United in the United StatesStates

-hate crimes-hate crimes

-increase in white supremacist -increase in white supremacist groupsgroups

-disproportionate number of -disproportionate number of minorities in prison minorities in prison

-discrimination in the -discrimination in the workplaceworkplace

Model, Ideal Society• Respect, tolerance, and acceptance

• Eliminate disadvantages based on race

• Equality for all

Brazil

The Myth of Racial Democracy in Brazil

History of slavery in Brazil

-1500 Portuguese land in Brazil

-slaves brought over from Africa

-Brazil finally abolishes slavery in 1888

(last in the Americas)

• Slaves from same lingual and cultural background preferred

• Leads to more preservation of African culture

Racial Classification in Brazil

• Continuum based on phenotype

- based on region

preto preto cabra cabo mulatto pardo moreno white

retino verde (blonde,

brunette)

Racial Classification in the U.S.

• black – white dichotomy• one grandparent• “one drop of blood”

black white

Myths ExposedMyth #1:

African religion is accepted in Brazil.

-originally to increase slave output

-Catholicism remains at least 80%

-officially denounced, called “cult”