For the first time in Brazilian history, the national census has shown that the majority of the population is black or mixed race. Released on the eve of Black Awareness Day, the figures of 2010’s Census give rise to concerns about the situation of the Brazil’s black population. Image by Jean Marconi, taken in Cavalcante (Goiás), published on Flickr with a Creative Commons licence (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

For the first time in Brazilian history, the national census has shown that the majority of the population is black or mixed race.

Released on the eve of Black Awareness Day, the figures of 2010’s Census give rise to concerns about the situation of the Brazil’s black population.

Image by Jean Marconi, taken in Cavalcante (Goiás), published on Flickr with a Creative Commons licence (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

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