Category: SocietyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

multiculturalismo

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English meaning: Multiculturalism

Portuguese Definition

(Português)

A coexistência pacífica de múltiplas culturas, etnias e religiões dentro de uma sociedade.

English Definition

The peaceful coexistence of multiple cultures, ethnicities, and religions within a society. Brazil is often cited as the world's most racially mixed nation, with African, indigenous, European, and Asian populations forming a unique multicultural identity. 'Mestiçagem' (racial mixing) is celebrated as Brazil's national strength. Brazil's multicultural experience offers lessons for India's own diverse society.

Example

O Brasil celebra sua identidade multicultural como resultado da miscigenação de povos africanos, indígenas e europeus.

In English: Brazil celebrates its multicultural identity as the result of the mixing of African, indigenous, and European peoples.

Synonyms

  • diversidade cultural
  • pluralismo cultural

Antonyms / Opposites

  • monoculturalismo
  • assimilação forçada

Literary Heritage

Ela pertence a uma raça teimosa que um dia vai herdar o que é dela por direito.

She belongs to a stubborn race that one day will inherit what is rightfully hers.

Clarice Lispector · Novelist · 20th century

A Hora da Estrela

Lispector, The Hour of the Star (A Hora da Estrela, 1977), Ch. 4

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