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List of Brazilians of Black African descent

Black Brazilian is a term used to categorise by race or color Brazilians who are black. 10.2% of the population of Brazil consider themselves black (preto). Though, the following lists include some visually mixed-race Brazilians, a group considered part of the black population by the Brazilian Black Movement.[2]

Black Brazilian
Brasileiros Pretos
Total population
20,656,458
10.2% of the Brazilian population
(2022 Census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese
Religion
Predominantly Christianity (majority Roman Catholic)
Related ethnic groups
Brazilian People, Black People, African American, Afro Chilean, Afro Argentine, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Ecuadorian, Afro-Latin American, Afro-Mexican, Afro-Peruvian, Afro-Trinidadian, Black Canadian, African Australian, Afro-Jamaicans, Afro-Costa Rican, Afro-Uruguayan.

List of black Brazilians by occupation

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Business

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Football

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Pelé

Capoeira

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Other sports

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Actors

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Fashion

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Music

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Chico César

Politics

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Supreme Court Justices

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Military

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Writers

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Science and Technology

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Religion

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See also

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Other groups

References

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  1. ^ "Tabela 9605: População residente, por cor ou raça, nos Censos Demográficos". sidra.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  2. ^ "Pardos: os dilemas dos brasileiros que formam maior grupo étnico-racial segundo Censo 2022". BBC News Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  3. ^ "Xica (1976)". IMDb.
  4. ^ Luciano Trigo, "Entrevista: Joel Rufino dos Santos", Máquina de Escrever, 29 October 2008.
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