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Goodbye 'Racial Democracy'? Brazilian Identity, Official Discourse and the Making of a 'Black' Heritage Site in Rio de Janeiro.
- Source :
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Bulletin of Latin American Research . Jan2018, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p73-86. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- This article explores the racial thinking in Brazilian governance exposed during the creation of a Circuit of African Heritage in the port area of Rio de Janeiro from 2011 on. The Circuit and the policy discourses that have surrounded its establishment are visibly framed within a philosophy of ethno-racial recognition and multiculturalism, which apparently suggests a rupture from the long-established discourse of mixture and racial democracy in Brazil. Nonetheless, a careful analysis of the creation of the Circuit of African Heritage indicates that policy discourse is not conclusively unsettling the country's traditional faith in a shared, colour-blind national identity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02613050
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Bulletin of Latin American Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 127148674
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.12636