Comment Re:Great idea (Score 1) 110
Do you believe that the origin of all North and Northeast population is identical (and in that case Bahia's)?
Of course not. That's why I said that there is a very mixed racial makeup. Slavery was one factor, but not the only one. There are regions in Northeastern states, such as in Paraíba or Pernambuco, where there are a lot of whites with Dutch and Portuguese background. In North and Mid-West regions there was a greater mix with native populations. It is impossible to say that it is the same, and I never said that.
What I said is that Southern states, and São Paulo, have a different ethnic profile.The focus of white immigrants during the XIX and XX centuries were mostly São Paulo and Southern states, and to a lesser degree other Southeastern states. This changed the ethnic makeup of these regions quite drastically, e.g., http://jornaldebrasilia.com.br/site/imagens/blogs/mapa_racial.jpg. And this is a fact, whether you like it or not.