The Political Economy of the Anglo-Saxon Racial Hegemony in Brazil

This article examines the impact of the dominant Anglo-Saxon racial hierarchy on the cultural and economic aspects of Brazilian society. It argues that the Anglo- Saxon influence is significant despite Brazil’s historical connection to the Luso-Colonial world, whose racial ideas are based on the system of miscegenation and whitening of the population. The existing adoption of racial categorization, derived from Anglo- Saxon ideals, has shaped the cultural and economic dynamics of modern Brazilian society. Furthermore, this phenomenon is directly related to the Neo-Marxist concept of the core-periphery structure, traditionally associated with the economic and developmental divide between the Global North and South.