Moreno Venezuelans are Venezuelans who are

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. It can refer to multiracial Venezuelans, who are either

mulatto (, ) is a racial classification to refer to people of mixed African and European ancestry. Its use is considered outdated and offensive in several languages, including English and Dutch, whereas in languages such as Spanish and Portuguese is ...

mestizo (; ; fem. ) is a term used for racial classification to refer to a person of mixed Ethnic groups in Europe, European and Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous American ancestry. In certain regions such as Latin America, it may also r ...

, pardo, or zambo. Some moreno Venezuelans are also mixed with Asian ancestry, although this particular admixture is not nearly as common as the aforementioned ones. According to the 2011 Census, those who identify as Moreno amount to 51.6% of Venezuela's population. Per an autosomal DNA genetic study conducted in 2008 by the University of Brasília (UNB), Venezuela's

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is composed of 61% European contribution, 23% indigenous contribution, and 16% African contribution.

Census

The Census of Venezuela classifies the population as: * Blackhttp://www.ine.gob.ve/documentos/Demografia/CensodePoblacionyVivienda/pdf/nacional.pdf * Afro descendant * Moreno * White * Other

References

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Census

See also

References