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The difference was caused by our respective racial policies. Although both of us promoted miscigenation, we did it for very different goals. Mexico had the "mestizaje", make everyone the same race and thus equal. Brazil had instead the "branqueamento", the mixing was to be done in a way as to eliminate african and native traits, and make the population progressively whiter.
This painting is the illustration of it, "The Redemption of Cam", depicting a dark skinned grandmother giving thanks to God for her grandson being born white, and thus will be seen as a full human being and have opportunities in life, and not another subhuman only fit to be exploited and brutalized.