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Indeed. But Brazil is often claimed as a 2nd Nigeria, which it is not, unless you apply the one drop rule. But if you did that, the US and Mexico wouldn't be too far behind. Especially if you add in the US the crowd of Latinos (who usually have at least a drop of African ancestry), the white Americans who also have it (not that rare), not to mention African Americans, Haitians and African immigrants. According to a Yale professor, in an academic book about Brazil, the pred. culture in Brazil would be African, which is a lie. Not that there is no significant African culture, ancestry, etc. There is. But there are also European and Native American cultural and ancestral influences. Brazil is a country with multiple cultural influences.

Ubirajara, do you think African influence in Brazil is exaggerated and Native influence underestimated??