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To: William Terrell; LWalk18
Brazillian are mistaken for Mexicans by ordinary people all the time.

False.

Only if “ordinary people” cannot tell the difference between a Namibian, a Norwegian, and Navajo.

99% of Brazilians are descendants of either Europeans or Africans.

90% of Mexicans partly or whole descendants of Amerindians


Google is your friend.

CIA World Factbook: Brazil

Ethnic groups

white (includes Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish) 55%,
mixed white and black 38%,
black 6%,
other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 1%

CIA World Factbook: Mexico
Ethnic groups

mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%,
Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%,
white 9%,
other 1%


793 posted on 04/04/2004 5:28:26 PM PDT by george wythe
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To: george wythe
99% of Brazilians are descendants of either Europeans or Africans. 90% of Mexicans partly or whole descendants of Amerindians

Very pat.

But different anthropologists have different theories, many along the lines of politicial correctness. Google is not my friend, and not the friend of any conservative.

Read Coon about root races.

884 posted on 04/05/2004 5:44:58 AM PDT by William Terrell (Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
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