Entering and Leaving the "Melting Pot": A History of Brazilian Indians in The National Censuses

• Autores: Joao Pacheco de Oliveira
• Localización: Journal of Latin American Anthropology, ISSN 1085-7052, Vol. 4, Nº. 2, 1999, págs. 190-211
• Idioma: inglés
• Texto completo no disponible (Saber más ...)
• Dialnet Métricas: 1 Cita
• Resumen

  • This article is an analysis of national censuses and of how they can contribute to the historical study of the indigenous population in Brazil. I compare and criticize the existing data, explaining them in the context of the demographic evolution of the ethnic groups in Brazilian society. I relate statistical data, social representations, and historical interpretations about the Brazilian Indians