... eighteen million African slaves were imported into the colony before the practice was abolished in 1888. The social structure in Brazil was composed of two main sub-hierarchies: those of ethnicity and economic standing. The Brazilian multiracial system was divided, in the broadest sense, into divisions of whites, blacks, and mulattoes, yet dozens of other subtle local or regional classifications existed ... ...

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