Question

Describe the ethnic groups that make up the population of Brazil. What do the terms mulattoes, mestizos, pardos and pretos mean? (Site 1)

Answer 1

answer:

sample answer below based on research.

explanation:

ethnic groups

• white: 47.7%
• mulatto (mixed white and black): 43.1%
• black: 7.6%
• asian: 1.1%
• indigenous: 0.4%

terms

mulattoes:

• a person of mixed white and black ancestry, especially a person with one white and one black parent

mestizos:

• (in Latin America) a man of mixed race, especially one having spanish and indigenous descent

pardos:

• commonly used to refer to mixed-race brazilians, individuals with varied racial ancestries

pretos:

• partial African ancestry
• brazilians who have predominantly or partial african ancestry