Brazil is called the grand view garden of the world's races. The main reasons for the mixed distribution of races are

There have been several major waves of migration in the history of Brazil. From 1884 to 1962, more than 4.97 million immigrants moved to Brazil, mainly from Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Poland and Arab countries. Most yellow people come from Japan, South Korea and China. There are about 6.5438+0.3 million Japanese and 250,000 Chinese in Brazil, mainly in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Due to historical reasons, the ethnic composition of the Brazilian population is very complicated. The Atlantic coast is densely populated and the inland areas are scarce. There are significant racial and cultural differences. According to the data of 20 10, 47.3% of the Brazilian population is white, 43. 1% is mixed-race, 7.6% is black, 2. 1% is Asian, and the rest is a few Indians.