In Brazil, "Mixed Race Day" (''Dia do

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'') is observed annually on June 27, three days after the

Day of the Caboclo A caboclo () is a person of mixed Indigenous Brazilian and European ancestry, or, less commonly, a culturally assimilated or detribalized person of full Amerindian descent. In Brazil, a ''caboclo'' generally refers to this specific type of ''m ...

, in celebration of all

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s, including the caboclos. The date is an official public holiday in three

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History

Mixed Race Day marks the election of twenty-seven mixed-race representatives during the 1st Conference for the Promotion of Racial Equality, which occurred in the city of

Manaus Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ...

from April 7 to 9, 2005. It also recognizes the month of June, in which ''

caboclo A caboclo () is a person of mixed Indigenous Brazilian and European ancestry, or, less commonly, a culturally assimilated or detribalized person of full Amerindian descent. In Brazil, a ''caboclo'' generally refers to this specific type of ''m ...

'' activist Helda Castro was registered as the only

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representative in the 1st National Conference for the Promotion of Racial Equality, which was held in

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(June 30 to July 2, 2005) and was sponsored by the Government of Brazil. Manaus established "Mixed Race Day" as an official day of the city on January 6, 2006. The recognition was adopted by other cities and four States: 2006, by the Brazilian State of Amazonas and by the city of Boa Vista, in State of

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; 2007, by the State of Roraima and the State of

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; 2016, by the State of

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Similar days celebrating racial groups in Brazil

*The "Day of the

Caboclo A caboclo () is a person of mixed Indigenous Brazilian and European ancestry, or, less commonly, a culturally assimilated or detribalized person of full Amerindian descent. In Brazil, a ''caboclo'' generally refers to this specific type of ''m ...

" (''Dia do Caboclo'') is observed annually on June 24, in celebration of the contributions and identity of the original caboclos and their descendants. This date is an official public holiday in the State of Amazonas. *"

Indian Day Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...

" (''Dia do Índio''), observed annually on April 19, recognizes and honours the

indigenous peoples of Brazil Indigenous peoples in Brazil ( pt, povos indígenas no Brasil) or Indigenous Brazilians ( pt, indígenas brasileiros, links=no) once comprised an estimated 2000 tribes and nations inhabiting what is now the country of Brazil, before European con ...

. *"

Black Awareness Day In Brazil, Black Awareness Day or Black Consciousness Day ( pt, Dia da Consciência Negra) is observed annually on November 20 as a day "to celebrate a regained awareness by the black community about their great worth and contribution to the c ...

" (''Dia da Consciência Negra'') is observed annually on November 20 as a day "to celebrate a regained awareness by the

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about their great worth and contribution to the country". The date is an official public holiday in five Brazilian states.

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Copy of the Mixed Race Day law – City of ManausCopy of the Mixed Race Day law – State of AmazonCopy of the Mixed Race Day law – State of RoraimaCopy of the Mixed Race Day law – State of ParaíbaLegislative Assembly pays tribute to the caboclos and all MestizosMestizo Nation Movement
Cultural festivals in Brazil June observances Civil awareness days Multiracial affairs in Brazil

History

Similar days celebrating racial groups in Brazil

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