5 Gender, ethnicity and poverty
According to (IBGE) The Brazilian institute of geography and statistics more than 53% of the population in Brazil is African descendant, Ethnic prejudice and historical debt is responsible for the huge gap between Caucasian and Afro Brazilian citizens. Among the 10% of the poorest people living in Brazil 76% are Afro descendants being that between the 1% of the richest people, just 17% are African descendants. Moreover, 41% of the afro descendant family in Brazil are headed by female that earn just 58% of the income of Caucasians women. In the head of big companies just 0,4% are afro descendant and women.
In the field of violence, the Afro Brazilian female are de ones that more dye violentely. Between 2003
According to (IBGE) The Brazilian institute of geography and statistics more than 53% of the population in Brazil is African descendant, Ethnic prejudice and historical debt is responsible for the huge gap between Caucasian and Afro Brazilian citizens. Among the 10% of the poorest people living in Brazil 76% are Afro descendants being that between the 1% of the richest people, just 17% are African descendants. Moreover, 41% of the afro descendant family in Brazil are headed by female that earn just 58% of the income of Caucasians women. In the head of big companies just 0,4% are afro descendant and women.
In the field of violence, the Afro Brazilian female are de ones that more dye violentely. Between 2003