Inequality and Human Rights of African Descendants in Brazil

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ID18990844
AuthorsLucila Bandeira Beato (Geledés Institute of Black Women, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume34
Issue6
Pages766-786
Publication date2004-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Black Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9347 • E-ISSN: 1552-4566
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0021934704264005
OpenAlexW2165039132
LanguageEN
Citations received8

Race and gender inequalities in Brazil are analyzed in light of international human rights law and standards. The demographic category “blacks” or “African descendants” is new and still controversial in Brazil; it conflicts with the traditional “racial democracy” ideology by grouping together dark-skinned and light-skinned blacks, but official research institutions increasingly employ this methodology. Statistical economic and demographic analysis demonstrates that African descendants’ human rights, particularly those of black women, are violated daily in Brazil. Analysis is made of compliance with international standards for the rights to life (life expectancy, mortality rates, quality of life), physical and mental health, work with dignity and equal opportunity, ongoing improvement of living conditions, and protection in childhood. Brazilian society is traditionally authoritarian and inequality is taken for granted. Meaningful economic and social change must address the specific issues of race discrimination and its legacy, which implies deep structural changes in Brazilian society

Authoritarianism · Democracy · Development economics · Dignity · Human rights · Inequality · Life expectancy · Political science · Politics · Population · Poverty · Race (biology) · Racism · Sociology · Demography · Gender Studies · Human Rights and Development · International Labor and Employment Law · Law · Migration, Racism, and Human Rights

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