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How did Brazil end up being so multicultural? |
Travel Info I find it quite amazing how almost every ethnic group in existence can be found in Brazil. But just how did they end up there? Travel Tips I believe it all began when Portuguese people went to Brazil, really. Unlike other nations which would simply exterminate the natives, they have mostly taken Brazilian natives to be slaves and in that prospect, introduced them to their culture as well. African slavery came after they鈥檝e realised the locals were too proud, lazy or weak to work. That introduced a new race and culture in Brazil. Most of the times, Portuguese and slaves would end up having children between them, creating a new race, a blending which is difficult to see anywhere else. Its hard to find purely black, white or native people around in Brazil. The colours of skin, eyes and hair are all over on a beautiful and wonderful display. Of course this translates to the culture being easy absorbed by anyone, because you don鈥檛 have to belong to a group, its like everyone is part of a whole. Later on, with WW1 and WW2, Europeans, Japanese, Lebanese and many others have gone to Brazil looking for a freedom and peace they could meet no more in their own countries. Brazil has always welcomed anyone into its arms, and this time was no different. The food, songs, accents were quickly just blended in the Brazilian way of being. Hope that answers your question ;) Others Probable because it is mostly a Christian country, it's when a country starts letting millions of Muslims in that it all turns sour, because of their gimme, gimme, gimme attitude, and we must have this and we must have that! Brazillian women are soooooo beautiful I want one migration of course and slavery Brazil had many native Indian groups living on its territory prior of the Europeans arrival of the mid 1500,s. Then at that time many Europeans, mainly from Portugal, Spain and England starting to migrate to the area. During this period of Portugal's occupation many slaves were imported from Africa. The country is very big and rich on natural resources. Over the years many different types of people have migrated to Brazil and quite a few decide to call it home after that. Like most of the countries that were Spanish or Portuguese colonies, Brazil developed a fairly open multicultural acceptance environment. As said before, inmigration, colonization and slavery! To-day Brasil is (percentages below are NOT rigid) European: 53.5% Portuguese (colony) 15% Italian (inmigration) 11% * includes people from Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile Spanish (inm) 10% * same a above German (1 and 2WW) 3% others 15% (Austrian, etc.) Mixed race: 34.4% Mestizo and Mulatto African: 11% mainly from West Africa and Angola (brought by Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch) Asian: 1% (Japanese 1.4M, Arab 200.000, Chinese 200.000, Korean 100.000) Amerindian: 0.14% to-day 240.000 in 200 tribes |
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