Many people cannot fully recognize what the world has to offer, until they take a look through someone else’s perspective. As a matter of fact, this common phrase has become an increasingly common issue in today’s society. Most individuals simply stick to the “comfort zone” of the communities they belong in, without ever feeling the need to branch-out to explore the countless other cultures that make up the world. Often times, this behavior tends to lead to stereotyping and the misrepresentation of cultures unfamiliar to us. The Brazilian culture is no exception to this everyday social norm. After exploring the hidden truths behind the culture, I have discovered this: The cultural identity of the Brazilian community is far more diverse and dynamic than what is portrayed in society and the media.
One of the most important contributing aspects to a community’s culture is its history. Brazil was discovered by Pedro Álvares Cabral on April 22,1500. From that point on, the Portuguese ruled over this land, focusing greatly on its vast sugar-cane plantations. In order to keep up with the labor, plantation owners began importing slaves from Africa, which later led to a great mix in the country’s race and ethnicity. Once these sugar plantations began to harvest a successful profit, other European countries, like France and Spain, began to gain more and more interest in the land. This interest led to a great increase in wealth and immigration towards Brazil. These rival colonial
It took several hours for Brazilianite to reform, he had been hurt and heartbroken and didn 't really want to come back into reality, he didn 't want to realize Azurite wasn 't there. As Brazilianite glowed and floating above the ground he flicked through two forms, one being his default setting and the other being his present, more preferable form. Except there are slight changes, what used to be a Diamond on his clothing has now been replaced with large A 's. Floating back down to the ground he realizes his situation, he 's in a small locked up room, there 's no lights and there 's nothing else in the room. As he freaked out at the nothingness he begins running into the walls since he can 't find the door, due to his loud banging and
College educated Brazilians often find themselves in jobs that require physical labor and that they deem unworthy. Brazilian immigrants that came to America when they were younger often find themselves unable
The manufacturers were faced with maintaining a high crop yield, but luckily the Caribbean islands provided an ideal location for growing cane sugar. Once plantations were constructed yet another issue confronted the owners, cheap labor. For the plantations to produce large enough quantities of sugar to fulfill the demand, many slaves were necessary; thus, a successful slave industry arose with the aid of these wealthy entrepreneurs who hoped to own successful plantations. The absentee owners in England, Spain, and France became increasingly wealthy as the demand and industry for sugar
Slaves in Brazil seemed to have a harder life due to the climate changes many of them weren’t used to. Also, many children who were born into slavery didn’t seem to have a great
The king left the brazilian territory during 1821, leaving everything in his son's hand. Portugal started giving Brazil's province, money. With this, Dom Pedro was left only with Rio de Janeiro to govern. After being put aside,
‘Twas an ordinary Tuesday in the rural city of Rubiataba, Brazil. The people leaving for the plantations already left, and José, with his little picolé cart made the same trip up the road by my private school. As he walked he would belt out in Portuguese, “Ice cream, get your ice cream!” Students upon students watched as he walked by them in his dirty ragged clothes. Some looked upon him with the utmost disgust, while others simply ignored him.
In 1941, there was as many as 50,000 new settlers of Japanese descent coming to Brazil; this massive impact might have been due to the conflicts in Japan during World War II (Levine and Crocitti 374). After a few years, some of the Japanese settlers moved away from the rural areas and into the cities. One of the most prominent places in Liberdade district of Sao Paulo; this is known to the largest population density of Japanese Brazilians (Duffy). Since the migration of the Japanese Brazilians, there was tension between the white Brazilians because of the confusion of where they would categorize them since they are neither white nor black, which might be the reason as to why some Brazilians mistreated the Japanese Brazilians (Levine and Crocitti 375). During this time, some of the policy makers were having difficulty in placing the Japanese Brazilians into their
The Candomblé is a cult or religion of African origin that was taken to Brazil by the slaves. Some historians indicate that slaves from countries currently known as Nigeria and Republic of Benin brought this religion to the country. The Candomblé followers worship the deities, who are gods or African deities representing the forces of nature, the Orishas. The Candomblé designation is most popular in the state of Bahia, in Brazil, where the African culture is stronger than in other states.
Brazil’s population is made up of a large racial diversity. Records show the population to be around “207.7 million” (worldbank.org). Those of which include: Brancos (white Brazilian), Pardo (combined European, Native, and African Ancestry), Pretos (African-Brazilians), Amarelos (Asian-Brazilian), and Indigena (Indigenous Brazilian), according to an article on WorldAtlas.com, which analyze the ethnic groups Brazil consists of. “Known as the ‘land of the Amazon’ or the ‘land of contrasts’, this spectacular nation is home to generous people, stunning scenery, beautiful beaches, distinctive music and dance, and the largest rainforest on earth” (Brazilian Culture and Lifestyle Guide, celebratebrazil.com). “..Approximately 210 languages are spoken
To think about the beginning of Catholicism in Brazil, we have to go back to the 1500s, when the nation was first colonized. Brazil was founded by the Portuguese in 1500. The Portuguese established the Catholic Church in Brazil, as it was the same type of Church in Portugal. This type of Church was actually dominant in most Europe since the Fourth century until the Reformation during the 16th century. For the first 400 years of the establishment of the Roman Catholic Church, it was supported by the Government.
Moving on later into the timeline, in which The "whitening" (Telles 2015, 152) out the Africans were showing a result of a decrease in percentile according to the census that were being performed in the years "1872, 1890, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1980, and 1991" (Reichmann). The races in Brazil are not defined by the typical Caucasian, African, Hispanic, Asian etc.. But more along the lines as "branco (white), preto (black), pardo (brown),amarelo (yellow), and indigena (indigenous)" (Spencer) more of a description of skin tone than actual races. In fact, this description of skin tone were just "established as a subcategory of socioeconomic condition, divided between slaves and free citizens" (Reichmann). it is peculiar to find that Brazil all together ignored that there was racial tension due to the introduction of racial democracy which was created by Freyre (Spencer).
After the culture shock of the black beauty movement, products such as relaxers, creams, makeup and hair items, were incentivised to use actual black models in advertising. This was a powerful move in the beauty world because representation in the national media was instrumental in the uplifting on the long ridiculed black (or mulatto) women. After looking at the progression of the beauty standards of Brazil the modern day societal values show minimal change. If one is to compare the current racial climate concerning the beauty standards of Brazil, it is easily identifiable that whiteness is still the most desirable state.
How the immigration and colonization processes influenced the formation of the Brazilian identity, especially of the city of São Paulo? How migrants, their descendants and the receiving society, made of “Brazilians” and other communities and ethnic groups, interacted and still interact during this process and how these groups identify themselves and each other? It is questions like these, which capture my curiosity towards Social Anthropology. My interest in Social Anthropology arose as a result of my scientific initiation undergraduate research conducted after an invitation by Professor Dr. Jose Celio Losnak, with institutional support from Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP), which had the purpose to understand
Brazil is a multicultural and diversity country with so many things to offer. Here we can find paradisiac places, the best food, and so many people. As you know, Brazil is known as the country of football and samba, but I can tell you that Here have much than this. I will start talking about our cultural diversity.
All factors besides discriminatory treatment based on race (by teachers, parents, etc.) are strictly taken into account. The consistent findings on social mobility, the econometric analysis of income and the comparison of education levels in siblings of different skin color demonstrate persistent racial discrimination (Hanchard,1999). The numbers clearly tell a story of economic segregation as well: Not a single one of the companies listed on Brazil’s primary stock exchange has a Black CEO. Further, a survey done this year by research institute IBGE found that Black or mixed-race Brazilian workers earn around half (about $862 per