The Amazon's indigenous people: The other Brazil
Here is an interesting article on Brazils Indians
"The Amazon's indigenous people: The other Brazil"
[url]http://www.economist.com/world/americas/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12641796[/url]
Public Opinion of Racism in Brazil
Here is a public opinion taken in Brazil of racism.
I translated & extrapolated some of the article in English:
Public opinion - 26/11/2008 Preconception admitted for Brazilians diminishes In 1995 the Datafolha carried through an ample quantitative study on the preconception of color between the Brazilians. 5081 bigger people of 16 years in 121 cities of the country had been heard. The research generated a special notebook and a book, published for the publishing company Stokes. Thirteen years later, the researchers of the Datafolha had been the field, to again hear the Brazilians on the subject. One of the constatações of the research is that, while did not have change how much to the preconception that attributes its compatriots, the percentages of that admit this feeling diminished.
The great majority of the Brazilians (91%) believes that, in Brazil, the whites have preconception of color in relation to the blacks.
Of these, 57% believe that the whites have much preconception;
29% find that a little of preconception exists.
In the survey carried through in 1995, 89% said that the Brazilian whites had preconception in relation to the blacks, that is, practically identical percentage to the registered one today, since the margin of error, of both the surveys, is of colon percentile, for more or less.
Between that if they declare whites, 57% say to exist much preconception against the blacks in Brazil. This tax is of 55% between that if they classify as black and of 58% between that if they declare mediums brown.
The escolarizados blacks more demonstrate if to feel target of little preconception of what of lesser escolaridade. Between that they had arrived only until basic education, 59% affirm that the whites have much preconception in relation to the blacks. This tax falls for 53% between that they have average education and for 50% between that they have superior escolaridade.
Something similar occurs in what it says respect to the economic classification of the interviewed one. Between that they belong to classrooms D and E, 60% find that much preconception on the part of the whites in relation to the blacks in Brazil exists. This tax is of 55% between that they are part of classroom C and of 49% between that they integrate the classrooms and B
The Datafolha presented to interviewed some phrases, so that they said if they agree or they disagree with them. As well as in 1995, the majority disagreed total with the prejudiced phrases, and the percentages of discord in relation to these phrases are, today, greaters of what the registered ones in that survey. They disagree total with the phrase “if God made different races is so that they do not join 81% of the interviewed ones”, bigger tax 14 points of what the registered one in the research of 13 years behind. Between that if they declare of black color, 86% disagree total with the phrase, tax that is of 82% in such a way enters the whites how much between the mediums brown.
I thought it was an interesting article:
I post more later
Racism Public Opinion Contd:
Brazilians if divide how much the image of the black in the media
The Brazilians if divide how much to the way as the blacks costumam to appear in the television. While 31% affirm that the films and the novels show the blacks in a true way, as they really live, 33% find that they are shown in negative way, in worse situation of what its life is in the reality. For 27%, the reality of the blacks is shown in positive way, better of what the one that they really live. These results are seemed the registered ones in the 1995 survey. In that occasion, 34% they found that the blacks were shown in a true way, for 32% the reality black them was shown in negative way and 24% considered that the life of the blacks in the films and novels was shown in more positive way of what the reality.
Between that if they declare of color black, the tax of that finds that the films and novels show the blacks in a negative way, worse of what they really live, arrives above average general 39%, six points and nine points above of the tax of that they think thus registered between that if they declare of white color (30%).
Racism Public Opinion Contd:
Majority never voted in black politician
The majority of the Brazilians (62%) never affirms to have voted in one black politician, but it admits the hypothesis to come to make it. In relation to the research carried through in 1995, this tax oscillated a percentile point for top (it was of 61%), inside of the margin of error, that is of colon percentile. Already the percentage of that they say already to have voted in one black politician oscillated of 30% for 32%. They affirm that never they had voted in one black politician, and that they would never vote, 3%, half of the percentage registered in the survey of 13 years behind (6%). Between that if black color declare, 41% say already to have voted in one politician of its color, tax nine points bigger of what the registered one enters the total of interviewed and 12 points superior to the verified one between that if they declare whites. Between that if they declare mediums brown, this tax is of 31%, practically identical to the registered one enters the total of the sample. The voters who would vote or already had voted in one black politician do not make difference how much to the position. The percentile ones go of 86% that they would vote in a black for councilman 91% of that would give its vote to somebody of this color for president
public Opinion of Racism contd:
More Brazilian they admit Inter-racial relationships
In last the 13 years it increased the percentage of Brazilians who already had had relationships with people of different color of its. They say to have boyfriend with somebody of another color 47%, bigger tax five points of what the registered one in 1995 (42%). The percentage of that they affirm to have married with somebody of another color passed of 16% for 19% in this period. On the other hand, the tax of that never says to have married boyfriend nor with somebody of different color fell nine points, having last of 43% for 34%. The tax of that they never affirm to have if related with somebody of different color of its is six points above average between the ones that if they declare whites (40%) and 10 points below of the average between that if they declare of black color (24%). Between that if they declare of black color, 25% already had married somebody of another color, tax that is of 15% between that if they declare whites. Between the women whom if they declare of white color, the tax of that never affirms to have boyfriend with somebody of different color of its arrives 45%, superior tax 11 points to the average. Between the men who if declare whites, this tax is of 34%, percentage inside of the average. Already between the women whom if they declare of black color, 25% already had married somebody of another color, tax that is of 24% between the men who if declare blacks.
public Opinion of Racism contd:
42% know some entrepreneur black; 48% know some university professor black.
Practically all the Brazilians who if declare black color (97%) have some white friend, with a fast difference of classroom: between the blacks that belong to the classrooms, B and C 99% arrive, before 93% between the pertaining ones to D and E. The friendship with somebody which if attributes different color of the proper one is lesser in the contrary situation: 92% of the whites affirm to have a black friend, but also it has a classroom difference: 94% between that they are part of the classrooms, B or C, against 87% of that they represent the base of the economic pyramid. They know some entrepreneur black 42% of the Brazilians, mainly the men (50%, against 34% of the women), the ones that have age between 26 and 40 years (47%), the most escolarizados (60%), the ones that belong to the classrooms and B (58%) and richest (65%). But the results differ as the region: while 41% or more than the Brazilians who live in the Southeast, north-eastern or in the region North/Center-West know some entrepreneur black, in the South this tax are slightly lesser (38%).
One parcels out a little bigger affirms to know university a professor black (48%), among which if they detach again escolarizados (76%), the richest (72%) e, in this in case that, the ones that belong to the classrooms and the B (64%), beyond youngest (56%), that they are generally the ones that attend a course some superior course currently. The difference most important, however, occurs between blacks and whites: of the first ones, 55% know some university professor black, against 47% of that if they declare whites. E, again, the ones that less have this knowledge or social contact are the ones that live in the South: 44%, before 48% of that they inhabit north-eastern, and 50% of that live in the Southeast or the North/Center-West. In comparison with the social proximity of black entrepreneurs or university professors, one parcels out a little bigger (52%) knows a doctor black, mainly the most escolarizados and the ones that belong to the classrooms and the B (64% of each), beyond, as it was of if waiting, of richest (79%). The difference for region is observed again: while north-eastern 52% and 53% of that they inhabit the North/Center-West or the Southeast know some doctor black, it reaches 47% of the sulistas. The knowledge or the social contact with black doctors is, still, different for blacks (56% know some) and whites (50%), what it is accented between the black color that belong to the classrooms and B (72%), in comparison to the whites and mediums brown of this economic segment (56% and 55%, respectively). These results, and specifically the differences between social stratus, probably if must more to the fact of that, being these careers of the elite - entrepreneur, doctor and university professor, the blacks occupy that them more are known by its pairs, that is, also for the more privileged population segments.
Already, how much to the differences for region, of the one not to conclude if they elapse of a lesser social inclusion or the proportionally lesser presence of blacks in the South, in comparison with the remaining portion of the country. The majority of the Brazilians (62%) works with some black person in the company. Valley to notice that, as well as in the three described situations previously, the social stratus that more affirm this proximity are the same ones. In this in case that, 77% between 68% and, escolarizados arrive 74% richest of the classified ones in the top of the economic pyramid. Also the difference of blacks (72%) in relation to the whites (58%), and between the regions, even so with more differences between them is happened again: 49% of the sulistas say to the same have some black in workstation, tax that is of 55% between that they live in the region North/Center-West, arrives north-eastern 63%, and is bigger in the Southeast (69%).
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