Cor ou Raça: Indígena? Contextos e Recepções da inclusão de uma categoria no Censo Demográfico 1991

The definition of categories in national Censuses is object of national and international disputes and socio-political dynamics, generating visibility and "legibility" to the issues represented therein. In 1991, the Brazilian Census included the category "indigenous" in its quest...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Ventura Santos, Bruno Nogueira Guimarães, Alessandra Traldi Simoni
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description The definition of categories in national Censuses is object of national and international disputes and socio-political dynamics, generating visibility and "legibility" to the issues represented therein. In 1991, the Brazilian Census included the category "indigenous" in its questionnaire, changing the description of the ethnic-racial composition of the Brazilian population. Thus, the objective of this article is to reflect on the context of the inclusion of the indigenous category in the 1991 Census and its reception, investigating some of the controversies generated in relation to the census operation and results generated by the census.
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spelling doaj-art-c1e1230e51634f6badf1c52dfd1f498c2025-01-13T15:52:21ZengConfinsConfins1958-92122023-06-015910.4000/confins.51565Cor ou Raça: Indígena? Contextos e Recepções da inclusão de uma categoria no Censo Demográfico 1991Ricardo Ventura SantosBruno Nogueira GuimarãesAlessandra Traldi SimoniThe definition of categories in national Censuses is object of national and international disputes and socio-political dynamics, generating visibility and "legibility" to the issues represented therein. In 1991, the Brazilian Census included the category "indigenous" in its questionnaire, changing the description of the ethnic-racial composition of the Brazilian population. Thus, the objective of this article is to reflect on the context of the inclusion of the indigenous category in the 1991 Census and its reception, investigating some of the controversies generated in relation to the census operation and results generated by the census.https://journals.openedition.org/confins/51565Brazilnational censusindigenous visibilityrace-colorracial-ethnic categories
spellingShingle Ricardo Ventura Santos
Bruno Nogueira Guimarães
Alessandra Traldi Simoni
Cor ou Raça: Indígena? Contextos e Recepções da inclusão de uma categoria no Censo Demográfico 1991
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Brazil
national census
indigenous visibility
race-color
racial-ethnic categories
title Cor ou Raça: Indígena? Contextos e Recepções da inclusão de uma categoria no Censo Demográfico 1991
title_full Cor ou Raça: Indígena? Contextos e Recepções da inclusão de uma categoria no Censo Demográfico 1991
title_fullStr Cor ou Raça: Indígena? Contextos e Recepções da inclusão de uma categoria no Censo Demográfico 1991
title_full_unstemmed Cor ou Raça: Indígena? Contextos e Recepções da inclusão de uma categoria no Censo Demográfico 1991
title_short Cor ou Raça: Indígena? Contextos e Recepções da inclusão de uma categoria no Censo Demográfico 1991
title_sort cor ou raca indigena contextos e recepcoes da inclusao de uma categoria no censo demografico 1991
topic Brazil
national census
indigenous visibility
race-color
racial-ethnic categories
url https://journals.openedition.org/confins/51565
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