Brasil: Southern REgion, BumBum Contest, & Ukrainians

·         136 variations of Brazilian skin colors

survey by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
The list illustrates how Brazilians see themselves, a far more complex color system than simply black or white.

Acastanhada: Somewhat chestnut-colored

Agalegada: Somewhat like a Galician

Alva: Snowy white

Alva escura: Dark snowy white

Alvarenta (not in dictionary; poss. dialect): Snowy white

Alvarinta: Snowy white

Alva rosada: Pinkish white

Alvinha: Snowy white

Amarela: Yellow

Amarelada: Yellowish

Amarela-queimada: Burnt yellow

Amarelosa: Yellowy

Amorenada: Somewhat dark-skinned

Avermelhada: Reddish

Azul: Blue

Azul-marinho: Sea blue

Baiano: From Bahia

Bem branca: Very white

Bem clara: Very pale

Bem morena: Very dark-skinned

Branca: White

Branca-avermelhada: White going on for red

Branca-melada: Honey-colored white

Branca-morena: White but dark-skinned

Branca-palida: Pale white

Branca-queimada: Burnt white

Branca-sardenta: Freckled white

Branca-suja: Off-white

Branquica: Whitish

Branquinha: Very white

Bronze: Bronze-colored

Bronzeada: Sun-tanned

Bugrezinha-escura: Dark-skinned India

Burro-quando-foge: Disappearing donkey (i.e. nondescript) humorous

Cabocla: Copper-colored (refers to Indians)

Cabo-verde: From Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)

Cafe: Coffee-colored

Cafe-com-leite: Cafe au lait

Canela: Cinnamon

Canelada: Somewhat like cinnamon

Cardao: Colour of the cardoon, or thistle (blue-violet)

Castanha: Chestnut

Castanha-clara: Light chestnut

Castanha-escura: Dark chestnut

Chocolate: Chocolate-colored

Clara: Light-colored, pale

Clarinha: Light-colored, pale

Cobre: Copper-colored

Corada: With a high color

Cor-de-cafe: Coffee-colored

Cor-de-canela: Cinnamon-colored

Cor-de-cuia: Gourd-colored

Cor-de-leite: Milk-colored (i.e. milk-white)

Cor-de-ouro: Gold-colored (i.e. golden)

Cor-de-rosa: Pink

Cor-firme: Steady-colored

Crioula: Creole

Encerada: Polished

Enxofrada: Pallid

Esbranquecimento: Whitening

Escura: Dark

Escurinha: Very dark

Fogoio: Having fiery-colored hair

Galega: Galician or Portuguese

Galegada: Somewhat like a Galician or Portuguese

Jambo: Light-skinned (the color of a type of apple)

Laranja: Orange

Lilas: Lilac

Loira: Blonde

Loira-clara: Light blonde

Loura: Blonde

Lourinha: Petite blonde

Malaia: Malaysian woman

Marinheira: Sailor-woman

Marrom: Brown

Meio-amarela: Half-yellow

Meio-branca: Half-white

Meio-morena: Half dark-skinned

Meio-preta: Half-black

Melada: Honey-colored

Mestica: Half-caste/mestiza

Miscigenacao: Miscegenation

Mista: Mixed

Morena: Dark-skinned, brunette

Morena-bem-chegada: Very nearly morena

Morena-bronzeada: Sunburnt morena

Morena-canelada: Somewhat cinnamon-colored morena

Morena-castanha: Chestnut-colored morena

Morena-clara: Light-skinned morena

Morena-cor-de-canela: Cinnamon-colored morena

Morena-jambo: Light-skinned morena

Morenada: Somewhat morena

Morena-escura: Dark morena

Morena-fechada: Dark morena

Morenao: Dark-complexioned man

Morena-parda: Dark morena

Morena-roxa: Purplish morena

Morena-ruiva: Red-headed morena

Morena-trigueira: Swarthy, dusky morena

Moreninha: Petite morena

Mulata: Mulatto girl

Mulatinha: Little mulatto girl

Negra: Negress

Negrota: Young negress

Palida: Pale

Paraíba: From Paraíba

Parda: Brown

Parda-clara: Light brown

Parda-morena: Brown morena

Parda-preta: Black-brown

Polaca: Polish woman

Pouco-clara: Not very light

Pouco-morena: Not very dark-complexioned

Pretinha: Black - either young, or small

Puxa-para-branco: Somewhat toward white

Quase-negra: Almost negro

Queimada: Sunburnt

Queimada-de-praia: Beach sunburnt

Queimada-de-sol: Sunburnt

Regular: Regular, normal

Retinta: Deep-dyed, very dark

Rosa: Rose-coloured (or the rose itself)

Rosada: Rosy

Rosa-queimada: Sunburnt-rosy

Roxa: Purple

Ruiva: Redhead

Russo: Russian

Sapecada: Singed

Sarará: Yellow-haired negro

Sarauba (poss. dialect): Untranslatable

Tostada: Toasted

Trigo: Wheat

Trigueira: Brunette

Turva: Murky

Verde: Green

Vermelha: Red

In 2010, the Brazilian census reported that the combination of percentages of persons defining themselves as either preta or parda surpassed the total of those identifying themselves as branca for the first time since the 1890 census. Here are the percentages for each category according to the 2010 census:
Brancos   – 47,3%
Pardos     –  43,1%
Pretos      –   7,6%
Amarelos –   2,1%
Indígenas –   0,3%
In Brazil, there five racial classifications on the official census:

pardo - Brazilians of mixed ethnic ancestries. Pardo Brazilians represent a wide range of skin colours and backgrounds; a mixture of
white Brazilian,
Afro-Brazilian and
Native Brazilian.
preto (black),
branco (white),
amarelo (Asian) and
indio (Indian/Native
caboclos or mamelucos - people of White/Indian ancestry
Mulattoes (people of White/Black ancestry
in most Brazilian regions most Brazilians "whites" are less than 10% African in ancestry
pardos are predominantly European in ancestry, the European ancestry being therefore the main component in the Brazilian population, in spite of a very high degree of African ancestry and significant Native contribution.
before 1500 - Amerindians = Native Brazilians
1500’s – 1600’s: Portuguese
1550 – African slaves.
1870 – 1950 - European Caucasians (from Italy & Portugal mostly), & also from
Germany
Spain
Japan
Syria-Lebanon

colour	Amerindian	African	European
white	9.3%	5.3%	85.5%
pardo	11.4%	44.4%	44.2%
black	11%	45.9%	43.1%

The European contribution is highest in Southern Brazil (77%),
The South Region of Brazil (Portuguese: Região Sul do Brasil) is one of the five regions of Brazil. It includes the states of:
Paraná, (There are Ukrainian language speakers in Paraná)

Paraná has what is left of the araucaria forest, one of the most important subtropical forests in the world.
The crime rate is considered low by Brazilian standards and the state is one of the most developed ones in the nation
Ethnic groups
White (Branca) 8,614,000 (73.0%),
Pardos (mixed) 2,749,400 (23.3%),
Black (Preta) 295,000 (2.5%),
Yellow 118.000 (1%) and
Amerindian 23,600 (0,2%)

Parana's white population is primarily descendant of Portuguese, Italian, Polish and Ukrainian immigrant
The main economic activities are
agriculture (
sugarcane,
corn,
soybeans,
coffee,
tomato),
industry (
agribusiness,
automotive, and
paper) and
plant extraction (
wood and
yerba mate).
Despite the good social indicators and high standard of living, unemployment is still a problem and the state is one of most difficult for foreigners trying to find jobs.
Santa Catarina and
Rio Grande do Sul

Ukrainian Brazilians (Portuguese: Ucraino-brasileiro, Ucraniano-brasileiro; Ukrainian: Українські бразильці, Ukrayins'ki Brazyl'tsi) are Brazilian citizens born in Ukraine, or Brazilians of Ukrainian descent who remain connected, in some degree, to Ukrainian culture. In 1994, 400,000 people of Ukrainian descent lived in Brazil, 80% (or approximately 350,000) of whom lived in a compact region approximately 5,000 square kilometres (1,930 sq mi) in the hilly south central part of the state of Paraná in southern Brazil.
they have preserved their Ukrainian  language and culture
Ninety percent of Church services are conducted in the Ukrainian language
Paraná boasts five Ukrainian-language radio stations, including "Zabava" which broadcasts news, Ukrainian folk and pop music, and the Divine Liturgy. In addition, Brazil has 23 Ukrainian dance troupes.
In the rural areas, Ukrainians rarely marry non-Ukrainians
Ukrainians in Brazil commonly refer to themselves as "our people" (Nashi Liudy)
Ukrainians in Brazil refer to non-Ukrainians of any nationality as "blacks" (Chorni).
The cities with the largest number of Ukrainians are:
Prudentópolis (approximately 38,000 Ukrainians, or 75% of the city's population),
Curitiba (33,000 Ukrainians), and
União da Vitória (approximately 26,400 Ukrainians or 50% of the city's population).
In 2009 the Ukrainian population in Brazil was estimated to be 500,000 people.
They refer to this region as "Brazilian Ukraine."
It is a great tourist, economic and cultural pole. The region is considered the safest in Brazil to visit, having a lower crime rate than other regions in the country. Despite the high standard of living and safety the unemployment rate in the region is medium to high.
The main ethnic origins of Southern Brazil are
Portuguese,
Italian,
German,
Austrian,
Luxembourger,
Polish,
Ukrainian,
Spaniard,
Dutch and
Russian.
The South Region borders
Uruguay,
Argentina,
Paraguay
the Centre-West Region,
the Southeast Region and
the Atlantic Ocean.

The South Region City	State	Population (2010)
Curitiba	Paraná	1,751,907
Porto Alegre	Rio Grande do Sul	1,409,351
Joinville	Santa Catarina	569,000
Londrina[16]	Paraná	506,701
Caxias do Sul	Rio Grande do Sul	435,564
Florianópolis	Santa Catarina	421,240
Maringá	Paraná	357,077
Pelotas	Rio Grande do Sul	328,275
Canoas	Rio Grande do Sul	323,827
Ponta Grossa	Paraná	311,611
Blumenau	Santa Catarina	309,214

 

Racial composition: The South Region Skin color/Race
White (Branca)	75.92%[17]
Brown (Parda)	18.96%[18]
Black (Preta)	4.28%[19]
Yellow (Amarela)	0.57%[20]
Indigenous (Indígena)	0.26%[21]
Undeclared	0%[22]

Climate


the African highest in Northeast Brazil (27%) and the
Native American is the highest in Northern Brazil (32%).


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