The concept of race in Brazil is complex. A Brazilian child was never automatically identified with the racial type of one or both of his or her parents, nor were there only two categories to choose from. Between an individual of unmixed West African descent and a very light mulatto individual, more than a dozen racial categories were acknowledged, based on various combinations of hair color, hair texture, eye color, and skin color. These types grade into each other like the colors of the spectrum, and no one category stands significantly isolated from the rest. In Brazil, people are classified by appearance, not heredity. COUNT 4
QSN1 How are people in Brazil classified? ANS1 by appearance QSN2 What country has a complex way of acknowledging race? ANS2 Brazil QSN3 How does one determine ethnicity in Brazil? ANS3 based on various combinations of hair color, hair texture, eye color, and skin color QSN4 How are people evaluated in Brazil? ANS4 like the colors of the spectrum