Assessing the Impact of Afro-Brazilian Activists on notions of Blackness and Black group Identity in Salvador and São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract

Despite that nearly half of Brazil's citizens are of African descent, less than 2% of politicians in federally elected positions are Afro-Brazilian. Most political scientists attribute this to a lack of racial identity and ethnic voting. Considering the changes in racial politics such as university affirmative action, the recognition of racism in Brazilian society, and continuous Black movement activity, it is important to examine notions of black racial group identity. This paper employs qualitative and quantitative methods to examine black linked fate in the Brazilian context in the cities Salvador and São Paulo.

Keywords: black linked fate, Afro-Brazilians, identity