Detail Affirming a Divide: Race in Brazil   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 402 no. 8769 (Jan. 2012), page 37-40. Topik: Slavery; Socioeconomic factors; Minority & ethnic groups; Racism Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.70 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel In April 2010, as part of a scheme to beautify the rundown port near the centre of Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic games, workers were replacing the drainage system in a shabby square when they found some old cans. The city called in archaeologists, whose excavations unearthed the ruins of Valongo, once Brazil's main landing stage for African slaves. It is a poignant reminder of the scale and duration of the slave trade to Brazil. Brazil was the last country in the Americas to abolish slavery, in 1888. Brazil has long seemed to want to forget this history. The pervasiveness of slavery, the lateness of its abolition, and the fact that nothing was done to turn former slaves into citizens all combined to have a profound impact on Brazilian society. They are reasons for the extreme socioeconomic inequality that still scars the country today. Brazilians have long argued that blacks are poor only because they are at the bottom of the social pyramid--in other words, that society is stratified by class, not race. But a growing number disagree. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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