SOCIO-RACIAL INEQUALITY AND BRAZIL'S NATIONAL IDENTITY PROJECT

Abstract

This article aims to discuss racial inequality and the national identity project of Contemporary Brazil, and how this issue was addressed in the electoral campaign for the presidency of the Republic in 2022. The research consists of an analysis of the historicity of the black population in the country through the theoretical contributions of Joaquim Nabuco who analyzes the issue of abolitionism in Brazil, Oliveira Viana who, among many themes, reflects the issue of the whitening of the Brazilian population and the thoughts of Gilberto Freyre who marks a period in which there was a social change related to the conception of blackness and impact,  to the present day, in actions aimed at reducing the consequences caused by slavery. Over the years, different public policies have been implemented in Brazil in order to enable the rise of the black population, including the affirmative action policy that contributes significantly to the socioeconomic development of the country, in addition to promoting equity for this social group.