No Meio do Caminho: Os dilemas que pessoas pardas vivem no Brasil

Abstract

This work is a documentary that addresses the racial identity of mixed-race people in Brazil and aims to promote a debate around the definition of the term "pardo" in the country. The production aims to elucidate some important historical points of the term, such as the process of miscegenation in the country, the inclusion of black and mixed-race people in the black category, and the profile of the mixed-race person that is considered in the hetero-identification panels of universities and public competitions when the candidate chooses to apply for affirmative action positions. Based on interviews, it was understood that, according to the Racial Equality Statute Law, mixed-race people are indeed considered black, but that the evaluation of mixed-race people in the panels is based on their phenotypic characteristics, similar to those of black people.