3. Brazil
White population: 91,051,646
Census in 2010 showed that whites were in the minority for the first time in the history of Brazil. According to data, whites accounted for 47.7 percent of the population, while 50.7 percent of Brazilians were black or mixed race. The dominance of non-whites can be partly explained by the fact that more and more people were ready to embrace African roots and proudly self-identify as blacks.
Although Brazil falls into the group of racial tolerant countries on this list – only 1.9 Brazilians showed racial intolerance on WVS 2010-2014, as in other parts of the world white population is privileged compared to other races. Depending on the part of the country, whites earn from 2.4 to 3.2 times more than blacks. At the same time, the greatest share of wealth is in the hands of white residents – 82.3 percent of wealthiest Brazilians are white while 76.3 percent of poorest are African-Brazilian.
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