Gomes realized he wasn’t mixed. Candidates were required to identify as White, Black, mixed, Indigenous or Asian. Nearly 900 went from White to Black, and nearly 600 went from Black to White. “It’s easy for some to say they’re Black or mixed or White, but for me it’s not easy,” he said. “And I’m not going to be someone who isn’t White all over the world but is White only in Brazil.

Source: Washington Post November 15, 2020 20:15 UTC