Heringer Rosana
Centro de Estudos Afro-Brasileiros, Instituto de Humanidades, Universidade Cândido Mendes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20040-020, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2002;18 Suppl:57-65. Epub 2003 Jan 21.
This article aims to systematize and analyze social data that reveal the dimension of racial inequalities in Brazil. The point of departure is that racial inequalities affect the capacity for integration of Blacks into Brazilian society and jeopardize the proposal to build a democratic society with equal opportunities for all. Such inequalities are present at different moments in the individual life cycle, beginning in childhood and continuing through school years, in access to urban infrastructure, and crystallizing in the labor market, consequently determining the income and living conditions of Afro-Brazilians as a whole. The article also analyzes the main positions in the political debate on racial inequalities in Brazil, identifying recent initiatives by both the Brazilian government and civil society to deal with racial discrimination and racial inequalities. The article concludes by identifying key challenges for health policy-makers in this context.
本文旨在系统化和分析揭示巴西种族不平等维度的社会数据。出发点是种族不平等影响黑人融入巴西社会的能力，并危及建设一个人人机会均等的民主社会的提议。这种不平等在个人生命周期的不同阶段都存在，从童年开始，贯穿整个学生时代，涉及城市基础设施的获取，并在劳动力市场中固化，从而决定了全体非裔巴西人的收入和生活条件。本文还分析了巴西关于种族不平等政治辩论中的主要立场，确定了巴西政府和民间社会最近应对种族歧视和种族不平等的举措。文章最后指出了在此背景下卫生政策制定者面临的关键挑战。
