Race In Contemporary Brazil: From Indifference To Inequality; Editor: Reichmann, Rebecca Lynn; Hardback; Book

Editor: Reichmann, Rebecca Lynn
Hardback; Book
360 pages
Published: August 1999
Penn State University Press
ISBN: 0271019050

Brazil's traditionally agrarian economy, based initially on slave labor and later on rural labor and tenancy arrangements, established inequalities that have not diminished even with industrial development and urban growth. While fertility and infant mortality rates have dropped significantly and life expectancy has increased during the past thirty years, the gaps in mortality between rich and poor have remained constant. And among the poor of different races, including the 45 percent of Brazil's population identified as preto (black) or pardo (brown) in the official census, persistent inequalities cannot be explained by the shortcomings of national economic development or failure of the modernization process.A collection of writings by a range of Brazilian researchers on issues of race in their country. Topics covered include: the construction of race and colour classification systems; access to education, employment and health; and racial inequalities in the judiciary and politics.