About 900,000 slaves survived the trip from Africa to the United States , Sotero said , while 3.7 million slaves made it to Brazil . Brazil 's problems are social and economic , not racial , some analysts say . Comment: Nearly half of all Brazilians are people of color . The income gap between whites and people of African descent is nearly 2 to 1 .
Brazil 's problems are social and economic , not racial , some analysts say . Comment: Nearly half of all Brazilians are people of color . The income gap between whites and people of African descent is nearly 2 to 1 .