Brazil’s Enduring Racial Gap
New economic analysis reveals that despite some progress, Brazil must do more to address racial inequality.
SÃO PAULO — Despite substantive efforts in recent years, racial gaps in Brazil remain significant. Last year, we published a book documenting the evolution of racial inequality in the country, touching on income, education, health, violence and political representation. Overall, things do not look great. Although there has been some progress in addressing racial disparities over the past few decades, it has reached only a small proportion of Black Brazilians. New public policies are needed to promote a more equal nation. Brazil was long regarded as a "racial democracy", and...
Read this article on the Americas Quarterly website. | Subscribe to AQ.
