The last census confirms, after 150 years, a change in the racial majority that is due to demographic causes, but also to positive action policies. For the first time in a century and a half, those who define themselves as mestizos (45%, 92 million people) have surpassed whites (43%, 88 million) as the largest racial group.
Data from the latest census confirmed, at the end of December, a relevant change that will likely shape Brazilian society in the coming decades.