Which of the following statements about the concept of race in Brazil is FALSE?
A. The large number of racial categories does not lend itself easily to socioeconomic discrimination based on race.
B. The perception of biological races is influenced not just by the physical phenotype but by how one dresses and behaves.
C. There are more than 500 different terms used to describe phenotypes.
D. A person's race can change from day to day.
E. Racial classification in Brazil is built around the concept of hypodescent.
Answer: E
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