what are portuguese people considered?
Portuguese
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 Four ethnic groups were recognized in Imperial Brazil : white , black , Indian and brown . Brown ( Portuguese : pardo ) was a designation for multiracial Brazilians which is still officially used , though some scholars prefer the term " mixed one " ( Portuguese : mestiço ) . The term denotes a broad category which includes caboclos ( descendants of whites and Indians ) , mulattoes ( descendants of whites and blacks ) and cafuzos ( descendants of blacks and Indians ) . 

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 Formerly , the population was divided into different " castes " , Lanchões , Rasqueiros , and Sardinheiros which were stratified depending on their Poveiro boat and fisheries caught . Apart from them , the Lavradores ( the farmers ) and the Sargaceiros and Seareiros , who went to the sea searching for fertilizers . As a rule , the groups remained distinct , and mixed marriages between them were forbidden , mostly because of the isolationism of the fishermen . 

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 Only humans are recognized as persons and protected in law by the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights . The legal status of NHPs , on the other hand , is the subject of much debate , with organizations such as the Great Ape Project ( GAP ) campaigning to award at least some of them legal rights . In June 2008 , Spain became the first country in the world to recognize the rights of some NHPs , when its parliament 's cross @-@ party environmental committee urged the country to comply with GAP 's recommendations , which are that chimpanzees , bonobos , orangutans , and gorillas are not be used for animal experiments . 

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 Prior to 1808 , the Portuguese were the only European people to settle Brazil in significant numbers . Although British , Germans , Italians and Spanish had previously immigrated to Brazil , they had only done so as a small number of individuals or in very small groups . These earliest non @-@ Portuguese settlers did not have a significant impact on the culture of Portugal 's Brazilian colony . The situation changed after 1808 when King João VI began to encourage immigration from European countries outside Portugal . 

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 With the notable exception of Brazil , a short scale country , most Portuguese @-@ language countries and regions use the long scale , for example : 
