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[quote=Anonymous]The other issue is that many countries in Latin America have racial categories that we do not have. (Hispanic is definitely not a race.) However, as I found out when I lived in Brazil, people very rarely define themselves along the same guidelines as Americans do. There are names for specific mixtures and honestly, it was very difficult for me as an American to understand it and/or apply it. Most Brazilians are classified as White followed very very closely by Pardo, or mixed (47 % and 43%). To further complicate things, there are multiple categories for Pardo, for example Mulatto is Black and White while Cafuzo is Black and Indian. I don't know how Giselle defines herself, but if I had to fill out her form, I'd check White as her race. [/quote]
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