Review Essay: Racial Relations and Racism in Brazil: Telles, Edward Eric, Race in Another America: The Significance of Skin Color in Brazil. Princeton, NJ/Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2006. 324 pp. ISBN 978—0—691—12792—7 (pbk)

Edward Telles' book Race in Another America: The Significance of Skin Color in Brazil (2006) has contributed to the understanding of racial and skin color relations in Brazil. The main aspects of the past and present of racism in Brazil are discussed, such as whitening, mestizaje , and the ideo...

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Published in:Culture & Psychology 2007-12, Vol.13 (4), p.461-473
Main Author: Lima, Marcus Eugênio Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Democracy
Race relations
Racism
Skin color
Social relations
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Summary:Edward Telles' book Race in Another America: The Significance of Skin Color in Brazil (2006) has contributed to the understanding of racial and skin color relations in Brazil. The main aspects of the past and present of racism in Brazil are discussed, such as whitening, mestizaje , and the ideology of racial democracy, and some additional data are presented. This work reflects on and brings to light the reflections of Telles and of other researchers of racism about a future of more equalitarian racial and social relations in Brazil.
ISSN:1354-067X
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DOI:10.1177/1354067X07082805