Editing One-drop rule (section)

===Brazil===
[[File:Ronaldo-14-05-2013.jpg|thumb|211x211px|The Brazilian footballer [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] declares himself white, but 64% of Brazilians consider him pardo, according to [[Datafolha]] survey.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Folha de S.Paulo - Caras: Cor de celebridades revela critérios "raciais" do Brasil - 23/11/2008 |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/especial/fj2311200827.htm |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=www1.folha.uol.com.br}}</ref>]]
[[File:Camila Pitanga 25° PMB.jpg|thumb|211x211px|The Brazilian actress [[Camila Pitanga]] declares herself black, but only 27% of Brazilians consider her as such, according to [[Datafolha]] survey.<ref name=":0" />]]
People in many other countries have tended to treat race less rigidly, both in their self-identification and how they regard others. Unlike the United States, in Brazil, people tend to consider [[phenotype]] rather than [[genotype]]. A European-looking person will be considered white, even if they have some degree of ancestry from other races. Brazil has a racial category "[[pardo]]" ([[mestizo]] or [[mulatto]]) specifically for people who, in terms of appearance, do not fully fit as white, nor fully as black.

According to an survey of the [[Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistic]], to define their own race, Brazilians take into account skin color (73.8%) and family origin (61.6%), as well as physical features (hair, mouth, nose), mentioned by 53.5%. For 24.9%, culture and tradition also play a role in classification, along with economic origin or social class (13.5%) and political or ideological choice (2.9%). 96% of those surveyed said they can identify their race, which debunks the myth that many people in Brazil do not recognize the concept of race.<ref>{{cite web |date=2008 |title=Características étnico-raciais da população |url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/caracteristicas_raciais/PCERP2008.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903031653/http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/caracteristicas_raciais/PCERP2008.pdf |archive-date=2013-09-03 |access-date=2024-11-16 |publisher=IBGE}}</ref>