Race relations in Brazil thumb|right|Brazilian Candomblé ceremony According to the 2022 census, 10.2% of Brazilians said they were black, compared with 7.6% in 2010, and 45.3% said they were racially mixed, up from 43.1%, while the proportion of self-declared white Brazilians has fallen from 47.7% to 43.5%. Activists from Brazil’s Black movement attribute the racial shift in the population to a growing sense of pride among African-descended Brazilians in recognising and celebrating their ancestry.
raCe relATionS IN BraZil Thumb|RIght|BrazIliAn CANDOmblÉ CEremONy accordiNg to tHe 2022 censUs, 10.2% of brAzIlians Said They were bLaCK, compaRed WIth 7.6% iN 2010, aNd 45.3% said tHey WeRe raciAlly mixed, up From 43.1%, wHIlE the ProporTion oF self-deCLarEd wHITe braziliAnS has falLEn FroM 47.7% to 43.5%. aCtiVIsts from bRaZil’S BlAck movEMeNT AttrIBuTe tHe raCIal sHift in thE popUlatIoN to a groWIng sENse OF pRide among african-DEscENdeD BRAzilians In recOgnisiNG aNd CelebRATIng their aNCEStry.