P1: Rio de Janeiro is a beautiful country filled with warm social individuals, and an abundance of beautiful natural terrain. Nicknamed Rio, Rio de Janeiro’s residents are called Cariocas and work approximately 45 hours a week and are blessed with the opportunity to spend extensive hours in Brazil’s hot tropical climate within the beach and while exploring Rio alluring scenery like its hills, mountain ranges, islands, sandbanks, forests and mangroves. Cariocas also include individuals from other parts of Brazil and the world, that identify with Rio de Janeiro’s jeito (a spirit that is undefinable, but representative of the welcoming nature of Rio’s natives and their love of the ocean). Although the Portuguese might be the most recognized colonizer …show more content…
The status of a carioca, as stated above, is based on jeito, an undefined spirit that intertwines elements of Rio’s inhabitants who will converse with strangers as if they are good friends, and their lifestyle attitudes. The social dynamic of the people in Rio is composed of a small population that is extremely rich, and a large population that is extremely poor. Despite a large division in economic status, both demographics interact and occupy the same public spaces. The large percentage of those deemed poor, could also be linked to why Rio’s population is not keen on discussing the government, as well as attribute to the high levels of crime within Rio. It is interesting to note that the word Carioca, means a “white man’s house” in Tupinamba. I wonder if the use of the word Carioca could also possibly connect to or represent the racial apartheid issues highlighted by both Castro, and the lecture slides. The racial tensions could also be seen within Castro choice in description of the Tupinambas, calling them savages and cannibals, with sexually unbound …show more content…
Although the racial demographic of Brazil is varied, and all individuals appear to be legal under the law, the societal racial hierarchy places white Brazilians at the top, while the ranking of those below them is based on the whiteness of their skin. At the very bottom, are those who are black, but would rather identify as brown, due to the racial social controls that allow whites to control, as the official spokespersons and state representatives of Brazil. It should be recognized that although economic class is another defining element of Brazil society and culture, it could also be linked to the racial prejudices of the country, as majority of those below the poverty line are often coloured. Gender roles are also an important element in society that define the conduct, social acceptance and culture of Brazil. Men are viewed as noble, strong and with the freedom to pursue the satisfaction of their sexual desires, while women are viewed as weak, delicate, beautiful and as objects of satisfaction. The double and unequal standards in race, class and gender impact the positions of power in society, as well as societal
Professor Henry Louis Gates’ “Brazil: A Racial Paradise”, a documentary that focuses on the Afro-Brazilian population of Brazil, explored and exposed the concept of Racial Democracy; touted by the Brazilian government, it’s influence is largely overrated. (“Brazil: A Racial Paradise”, Black In Latin America, 2011, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Public Broadcasting Service, Web) While the institution of Racial Democracy has brought upon a certain amount of integration between Brazil and its 75 million Afro-Brazilians, the not so distant past-coupled with the realities of modern day racism-has left Afro-Brazilians alienated and discriminated against by mainstream society. However, since the abolition of slavery in 1888, coupled with the declaration of a Racial Democracy in the 1930’s and the leadership of influential Afro-Brazilians, Brazil has been quietly successful, albeit
Carolina’s gender, race, and social location make her a key study because it can reflect on Brazil as a country and demonstrate how the country operates. Carolina’s poor living conditions and struggles as a woman shows how other women of color may live in Brazil. Carolina’s life and the events that are portrayed in her diary give insight to the politics of Brazil and how the poor are treated.
The modernize approach of religion and traditions of the old African culture now converted into an Afro-Brazilian culture that still has an impact and exists today which is also still celebrated in Brazil. I believe that without slavery, many of the importance of both sides of society selling slaves and buying slaves would not have shaped humanity in the modern world. “Two centuries had seen African and European cultural religious and linguistic habits merging into unique Afro-Brazilian social and religious customs, music, and storytelling (Nellis 62).” The cultural influence of Afro-Brazilians has persistently grew from celebrations like carnaval into a mainstream popular culture. Brazil holds a variety of different ideas, culture and people. These ideas and traditions include musical interests, dancing, different food dishes, literature and art, festivities, and religious practices.
Consequently, the level of racism in Brazil, has allowed no opportunity for Afro-Brazilians to compete in a political election fairly. This has led to under representation for millions of Afro-Brazilians who are dying due to the lack of empathy provided by those who have the political power to make noteworthy changes. The reason why many Afro-Brazilian did not have representation in government is due to the fact they were not given opportunities to deal with public policies like other career politicians. Ordinary workers, men, and women were not allowed to be candidates for elections. Furthermore, social movements involving the poor from the impoverished communities only seemed to be successful at the grass roots level, but does not seem to receive any empathy from the government (De Silva, 180). Consequently, even if Afro-Brazilians hold high authoritative positions within the government often become excluded from the black community due to their authoritative position, and can feel
Brazil is the largest country in South America. The primary language spoken in Brazil is Portuguese. However, there are some exceptions, such as immigrants from Japan and Korea and some Amerindians. Brazilian families can be big and interracial due to intermarriages. There is a class system established in Brazil; there are three classes: upper, middle, and lower. Skin color can be used to depict one's economical status. People who have darker skin tend to be seen as having a lower economical and social status (Brazil Guide). A majority of Brazil's business comes from tourism besides exporting cars, planes, textiles, and coffee (Brazil Public Holidays). Coffee is one of Brazil's major exports and business people tend to
Brazil is one of the most visited place in the world and also one of the most diverse countries in the world. More than 75millon people of African decent live in Brazil, this makes it the second largest black population in the world. Its attracts a large number of people because of it architecture, slums and rainforest. Brazil is contradictory because its was the last country to abolish slavery but also the first to claim that it was a racial democracy. Most people might not know that Brazil has its racial problems and that it has been going on for a long time. Brazilian race relations and conceptions of race are somewhat different from the United States. In Brazil most African descendents are people live in
Over the past several decades there has been an increase, in Brazil, of people whom self-identify as being black or Afro-Brazilian. What sparked the rise in these identities in Brazil? Was it possible material and intellectual gains or, sparked from activism, or from other possible factors. The black movement and affirmation of “black” identity came about much later in Brazil than in other countries such as the United States. In my opinion the most important factors for the rise in these identities are the material gains from the Quilombo Clause, the effects of affirmative action and quotas, as well as social activism.
Commissioner Rossotti identified five levels of change that would produce change to the IRS structure, organization, culture, and operations such as: customer-focused operating divisions, management roles with clear responsibility, revamped business practices, new technology and balanced measures of performance. All the proposed initiatives helped the introduction of e-filing, a self-paced online tax services which any individual can file their income tax return without the help of a tax accountant to prepare returns.
B. Thesis: Brazil is a country known for its vibrant, colorful and lively culture. It has a lot to offer, from its great one of a kind vacation spots to the captivating sound of the
This research paper will delve into the topic of cannibalism in native tribes of Brazil during the Portuguese colonization of the South American country. My research only the topic yielded very interesting results. Some scholars suggest that cannibalism (in the instances involving the Tupinamba tribe and their ritualistic practices) didn't even occur. This isn't to say, however, that cannibalism was completely nonexistent in Brazil, but arguing that it did not occur in the “savage” ways often described. I could easily sum up the accounts of various witnesses of cannibalism, but I will focus on the material that will mostly discuss the effect that cannibalism had on colonization in Brazil.
Internal conflict is represented throughout Macbeth following his descent from hero to decapitated tyrant. In Act I.vii Macbeth is debating with himself whether to kill the king or not which reveals internal conflict between his virtue and his hamartia, ambition. He says, “that we but teach bloody instructions, which being taught, return to plague the inventor”, this shows Macbeth focusing on the practicalities of killing Duncan rather than the ethics or morality of it, he is more worried of the possibility it could lead to his own murder, this portrays a moment of clarity that foreshadows his own fate.The phrase “teach bloody instructions” is vocabulary of war and revenge which gives a hint of a soldier 's mindset. He later goes to say “i am his kinsman and his subject, strong both against the deed; then, as his host, who should against his murderer shut the door, not bear the knife myself.”, structurally he has now moved on to the ethics and morality of the murder, he knows it’s wrong showing he still has a moral compass however the morality was a later thought showing that his morals have been mixed up and shows a hint of a psychotic mind. He then leaves us with the line “I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself and falls on the other”, this conveys self awareness, he knows his major flaw is his ambition, the word “vaulting” suggests his ambition is so strong that it jumps out of him and drives him into situations
Perhaps many people may argue that both the US and Brazil have similar collections of ethnic and racial groups, that is a big minority of indigenous individuals, such as blacks and immigrants from Germany, Italy, and Asia. The presence of the minority groups in both nations was led by activities such as slavery and colonization during the19th-century (Wade, 2017). Chinese predominate the United States while Japanese predominate Brazil. Globalization and the rapid advancement in technology have demonstrated that technological revolution hasn't done much in altering the way of life and the belief of many people (Moran, 2014). With this in mind, I propose research on the differences in culture between Brazilians and Americans. This is because culture is social hence it is not an individual occurrence, it is a product of society, and it grows from social interaction. Culture is differentiable to us by comparison. Thus we should compare different cultures.
The purpose of this paper is to recognize, study and analyze the race relations in Brazil. Race relations are relations between two groups of different races; it is how these two different races connect to each other in their environment. Since Brazil is racially diverse, this study is focused on how Brazilians relate to each other. Throughout the essay, it will become clear that there exists a conflict between two race groups. Afro-Brazilians and White-Brazilians are not connected and though these two groups converse with each other, discrimination still lies within the society. This discrimination has created inequality within the society for Afro-Brazilians. Thus, this paper will not only focus on racism and discrimination that
What is workflow? Workflow is term that’s broadly thrown around across the board with no one clear definition. If I was asked to nail it down I would define workflow as any process or product that aims to streamline the daily workings of the office. Medical offices in particular benefit from efficient workflow as there are many non-revenue producing procedures that must be completed before a physician can even begin to focus on patient care or in other words to make the practice profitable. As you continue to read I am going to talk about EMR (electronic medical records), one of if not the most important innovation for healthcare in general and how this new technology has revolutionized patient management and drastically improved the daily
Additionally, Brazil is another society that is diverse in ethnic and cultural people. Brazil is mostly made up of, white, black (Afro-descendants) and mulatto (mixed white and black) people. In this society, the main language