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How is the cultural construction of race in Brazil different from that of the United States?
 
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What is the RACE Project?
 
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Answer to Question 1

In Brazil, there is no dichotomy of race. Instead, it is complex because of historical background, inconsistently applied, and uses multiple terms and categories. Economic progress tends to lighten the racial category as well.

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It is an educational program developed by the American Anthropological Association to raise awareness of the complexity of race.





 

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