What do you consider to be the races of the South American nations?

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[–]VraiBleuScots Protestant, Ulster Loyalist 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

White, Spanish/Italians/Germans. Can be found all over Latin America but especially in Argentina, Uruguay & South-Eastern Brazil where they are the majority.

Mestizos. Mixed Spanish & Indigenous. The vast majority of the hispanic population.

Mulattos. Mixed from Spanish & black Africans

Indigenous. Various Native ethnicities that have not mixed with Europeans.

Black African. At the bottom of the Spanish caste system, almost all are descendants of slaves.

[–]Nasser[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Would it be reasonable to call nations like Argentina White/European nations? It should be noted a lot of the populations there self identify as White despite more than likely being Hispanic.

[–]VraiBleuScots Protestant, Ulster Loyalist 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes I absolutely do consider Argentina & Uruguay as White nations (They are whiter than the USA is today!).

Brazil was historically a White nation too, obviously mainly due to the Portuguese but also the government’s efforts in the 19th century to intentionally increase the White population through Italian & German immigration. Hence why Southern towns like São Paulo are full of gorgeous Blue eyed Blonde haired models. Sadly however this policy was abandoned after WW2 & white Brazilians are a minority.