500 is low compared to the overall brazilian population, but it is significant when you consider it is the wealthy brazilians ( a small portion of the brazilian

500 is low compared to the overall brazilian population, but it is significant when you consider it is the wealthy brazilians ( a small portion of the brazilian population ) who are doing this. It's the wealthy elite who drive society so it is an interesting take on the elite's mindset and can shed a light on parts of brazilian society/character/ethos/etc. In the hispanic and the greater spanish colonial world - "white is right" is a core ethic. It's how the spaniards ( with low numbers ) managed to rule so much of the native americans, asians, africans, etc for hundreds of years. It's interesting to know this also played a role in portuguese colonial world as well.