Question

Race and poverty are linked in Brazil?

Answer 1

There were no laws that directly protected those of African descent on the basis of race. But there were laws that were put in place to create an inequality between black and white people.

Answer 2

The magnitudes of racial differences in Brazil are striking. Table 1 indicates that the 2005 poverty rate is 14 percent among whites but 33 percent among Afro-Brazilians (26 percent for blacks and 34 percent for browns).


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