I feel like I’ve gotten a better culture lesson from these comments than I ever got in school! I had no idea how diverse Brazil was! Thanks for all the information, everyone.

The culture of the Pardo, Afro-Brazilian people is more related to the culture of their Yoruba ancestors. Brasil is her nationality. People i America don’t seem to know every much about Brasil they should research that country because they will be surprised by its history and culture. It is an insult to lump all people together and to think they they share the same culture because of the region they were born into.

beth at Jul 9, 2008 11:36:27 PM: i dont think race matters but i believe she is of latin roots so maybe thats why his mother said that i dont belive she is mixed with black shes just latin
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Um, Beth… “Latin” isn’t a race or even an ethnicity, it’s a cultural/linguistic group of nationalities with two common languages — Spanish and Portuguese. Brazil is a multi-racial society where most people are of mixed blood. And “just latin” sounds somewhat demeaning.

Camila Alves is a very beautiful biracial (black/white) young woman of Brazilian nationality and Latino cultural heritage. Does that help to clear things up?

Carie, I recommend taking a closer look at where comments originate before addressing yours to the incorrect person.

No, Camila is of Pardo roots, she is not just Latin. Brazil, although in Latin America, is quite different. The Pardo people are a mixture of Africa, and European and/or Amerindian. This latin roots doesn’t make any sense when you state it take way. The Brazilian society is decidedly African (Yoruba) for the Pardo, Afro-Brazilian people, so don’t lump them in with the rest of South America.

Lauren-
I don’t think anyone was making a race issue. MM’s mom said a funny comment describing who the child looks like, and inferring the child had “olive skin” from the dad, too. Which is pretty silly, since children don’t inherit a suntan from their parents. Obviously, MM is tan b/c he spends a lot of time in the sun, he’s pale and caucasian otherwise. That’s why we all piped in and talked about Camilla’s heritage, and how funny the mom’s comment was. Don’t make it a bigger deal than it was. Camilla, like all of Brazil, has an interesting, diverse background. Discussing that, matter of factly, is not racist or being obsessed with race and color.

i dont think race matters but i believe she is of latin roots so maybe thats why his mother said that i dont belive she is mixed with black shes just latin

Sounds like the baby looks like the mom, which isn’t surprising darker genes are usually stronger.

Wow you make one little comment and look what happens…

For some reason I thought that olive skin meant pale (don’t know why lol) but now I see what everyone is talking about.

Can’t wait to see the little cutie!

“Does it really matter what color they or the baby is???? Geez, can’t we get over this skin color crap already????”

Obviously the pot calling the kettle black can’t.

Sounds like Levi looks like Camila. And the image of Levi following Matthew with a surfboard is very cute. Won’t be long before those pics pop up!