Afro-Latin Americans
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Afro-Latin Americans are people of African descent in Latin America whose cultures blend African, Indigenous, and European influences and who have played a central role in the region’s history, music, religion, and social movements.
Aliases (4)
Statements (99)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diaspora community
→
ethnic group → social group → |
| danceStyleInfluenced |
capoeira
→
cumbia dance → rumba dance → salsa dance → samba dance → |
| demographicSignificanceIn |
Brazil
→
Colombia → Cuba → Dominican Republic → Venezuela → |
| experienced |
economic inequality
→
racial discrimination → slavery → social exclusion → |
| facesIssue |
colorism
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limited access to education → limited access to healthcare → structural racism → underrepresentation in politics → |
| hasAncestry |
African peoples
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Central Africans → West Africans → |
| hasCulturalContributionIn |
dance
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literature → music → politics → religion → sports → visual arts → |
| hasCulturalInfluenceFrom |
African cultures
→
European cultures → Indigenous cultures → |
| hasIdentityComponent |
African heritage
→
Latin American nationality → mixed cultural traditions → |
| historicalOrigin |
Atlantic slave trade
→
transatlantic slave trade → |
| languageUsed |
Creole languages
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French → Portuguese → Spanish → |
| livesInRegion |
Argentina
→
Brazil → Caribbean → Central America → Colombia → Costa Rica → Cuba → Dominican Republic → Ecuador → Honduras NERFINISHED → Latin America → Mexico → Panama → Peru → Puerto Rico → South America → Uruguay → Venezuela → |
| movementGoal |
cultural preservation
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political representation → racial equality → recognition of Afro-descendant rights → |
| musicGenreInfluenced |
bachata
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bolero → bossa nova → cumbia → merengue → reggaeton → rumba → salsa → samba → son cubano → tango → |
| participatedIn |
abolitionist movements in Latin America
→
civil rights movements in Latin America → independence movements in Latin America → labor movements in Latin America → |
| recognizedBy |
Organization of American States
→
United Nations → |
| relatedGroup |
African Americans
→
Afro-Brazilians → Afro-Caribbeans → Afro-Colombians → Afro-Mexicans → Afro-Peruvians → Garifuna people → |
| religionPracticed |
Afro-Caribbean religions
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Candomblé → Palo Monte → Protestantism → Rastafarianism → Roman Catholicism → Santería → Umbanda → Vodou → |
Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Afro-Bahamians
("Afro-Latinos")
→
Afro-Brazilians → Afro-Caribbean people → Afro-Cubans → Afro-Dominicans (Dominican Republic) ("Afro-Latinos") → Afro-Latin Americans ("Afro-Peruvians") → Afro-Mexicans → |
relatedGroup |
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Afro-Latin American literature
("Afro-Latin American culture")
→
|
hasMainSubject |
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African diaspora
("Afro-Latinos")
→
|
hasPart |
|
Black Canadians
("Afro-Latin Canadian community")
→
|
notableSubgroup |
|
Afro-Belizeans
("Afro-Latinos")
→
|
relatedEthnicGroup |