How do perceptions of race differ in Brazil and the United States?

Barbara Weinstein

March 9, 2016

Videos from Barbara Weinstein

How did the idea of “whitening” develop in Brazil?

Do people in Brazil identify with their ethnic origins?

How have non-European immigrants been treated in Brazil?

Why did immigrants and migrants come to São Paulo in the early 20th century?

Who are you and what do you do?

How do Brazilians think about race today?

What does the 1976 census say about how Brazilians thought about race?

How does the painting “The Redemption of Ham” by Modesto Brocos illustrate ideas of whitening?

How does racism operate differently in Brazil and the United States?

How do perceptions of race differ in Brazil and the United States?

How did regional identities develop in Brazil?