A well-known Afro-Brazilian painter is listening to a young black man struggling to rise in a diplomatic up the career ladder. After hearing the young man's complaints of the barriers he faces because of his color, the painter responds, "I understand your case perfectly, my dear boy; I was black once, too" (Ribiera, 2000:157). This story illustrates that Brazilians:
a. view race in a historical perspective.
b. mirror the race that society gives them.
c. do not belong to any race per se.
d. redefine their racial identity to some extent.
d
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