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Mixed Race Day, the Glossary

In Brazil, "Mixed Race Day" (Dia do Mestiço) is observed annually on June 27, three days after the Day of the Caboclo, in celebration of all mixed-race Brazilians, including the caboclos.^[1]

22 relations: Afro-Brazilians, Amazonas (Brazilian state), Black Awareness Day, Boa Vista, Roraima, Brasília, Brazil, Caboclo, Federative units of Brazil, Indigenous Peoples Day (Brazil), Indigenous peoples in Brazil, Loving Day, Mameluco, Manaus, Mato Grosso, Mestiço, Mixed-race Brazilian, Multiculturalism, Multiracial people, Nation, Paraíba, Racial equality, Roraima.
Cultural festivals in Brazil
Multiracial affairs in Brazil

Afro-Brazilians

Afro-Brazilians (afro-brasileiros) are Brazilians who have predominantly sub-Saharan African ancestry (see "preto").

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Amazonas (Brazilian state)

Amazonas is a state of Brazil, located in the North Region in the north-western corner of the country.

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In Brazil, Black Consciousness Day (Dia da Consciência Negra) is observed annually on November 20 as a day "to celebrate a regained awareness by the black community about their great worth and contribution to the country". Mixed Race Day and black Awareness Day are Civil awareness days.

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Boa Vista, Roraima

Boa Vista (literally Good View; figuratively "Fairview") is the capital of the Brazilian state of Roraima.

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Brasília

Brasília is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District, located in the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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Caboclo

A caboclo is a person of mixed Indigenous Brazilian and European ancestry, or, less commonly, a culturally assimilated or detribalized person of full Amerindian descent. Mixed Race Day and caboclo are multiracial affairs in Brazil.

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Federative units of Brazil

The federative units of Brazil (unidades federativas do Brasil) are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation, and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which together form the Federative Republic of Brazil.

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Indigenous Peoples Day (Brazil)

In Brazil, Indigenous Peoples Day (Dia dos Povos Indígenas), observed annually on April 19, recognizes and honours the indigenous peoples of Brazil.

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Indigenous peoples in Brazil

Indigenous peoples once comprised an estimated 2,000 tribes and nations inhabiting what is now Brazil, prior to European contact around 1500 AD.

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Loving Day

Loving Day is an annual celebration held on June 12, the anniversary of the 1967 United States Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia that struck down all anti-miscegenation laws remaining in sixteen U.S. states. Mixed Race Day and Loving Day are June observances.

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Mameluco

Mameluco is a Portuguese word that denotes the first generation child of a European and an Amerindian. Mixed Race Day and Mameluco are multiracial affairs in Brazil.

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Manaus

Manaus is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas.

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Mato Grosso

Mato Grosso (–) is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region.

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Mestiço

Mestiço is a Portuguese term that referred to persons of mixed European and Indigenous non-European ancestry in the former Portuguese Empire. Mixed Race Day and Mestiço are multiracial affairs in Brazil.

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Mixed-race Brazilian

Brazilian censuses do not use a "multiracial" category. Mixed Race Day and Mixed-race Brazilian are multiracial affairs in Brazil.

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Multiculturalism

The term multiculturalism has a range of meanings within the contexts of sociology, political philosophy, and colloquial use.

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Multiracial people

The terms multiracial people or mixed-race people refer to people who are of more than two ''races'', and the terms multi-ethnic people or ethnically mixed people refer to people who are of more than two ethnicities.

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Nation

A nation is a large type of social organization where a collective identity, a national identity, has emerged from a combination of shared features across a given population, such as language, history, ethnicity, culture, territory or society.

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