On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 05:01:10AM -0200, Ricardo Castanho de Oliveira Freitas wrote: <snip> > Talking about cultures.... Do you know any other country with such a > multi-racial mix as Brazil? > > In the USA, they live together but, apart....they don't mix like here! > This pluri-cultural background makes it easy for us to relate and learn any > other culture. > > As mentioned on an USA magazine:"Brazil is a multi-racial melting pot"
Yes, we are brainwashed into thinking that the US is a melting pot, but it really isn't, as you suggest. It's more like a cafeteria or pot-luck plate (the kind with "compartments" for different foods). But then again, if you could see my plate at a pot-luck dinner, my food pretty much gets all mixed together! Cuba, from what I understand, is pretty multi-racial, too. Most other Latin countries seem to have a "clasismo" like the US; there may be Indian, African, and European, but they don't much mix and one can pretty much guess the social and economic status of a person by the pigment of his or her skin. Even on the television, many of the "exports" from Latin countries reflect our (the US's) perverted idea of beauty. (I happen to have a weakness for morenitas :)) Actually, I should say Madison Avenue's idea of beauty. Todd <snip>
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