The Wikipedia article “Race & Ethnicity in Brazil” has some very well-written aspects while others need some work. In the article all of the categories and sub-categories of information seemed to all relate well to the topic, and the authors really tried to cover a wide range of material. Throughout all of this material, the most distracting aspects of the article was the vast amount of work that was uncited. Even some of the sources listed did not seem to work or did not provide a link to the material that was listed. Also, the author had the tendency to use various names and cite people without introducing them or why they are notable. A sentence would just include a person’s name with no context. It appeared that the article tried to cover many topics without sources to back up their statements. In many cases the evidence was put into tables that seemed to be more confusing than helpful. Grammar also was a major issue throughout the article and distracted from the content.

The section of the article dedicated to the historical background of the article was one of the most incomplete in my opinion. This section appeared to be very superficial and only focused on the European settlement aspect of history, while barely going into more aspects of the effects of the slave trade and history of slavery in Brazil. There are very few mentions of the indigenous tribes of Brazil as well which plays a part into the formation of race and ethnicity throughout history. After reading the article, I read the talk page which spoke to some of the same issues of biases and either lack of sources or poor sources. The current article is rated as a C-class article and is a part of various wikiprojects, which speaks to the large amount of critiques available on the talk page. It is also considered to be of top-importance.

Overall, this article was very different from how we approached the subject during our last class discussion. The article did touch on some of the same topics, such as DNA testing and racial categories that exist on census surveys, but overall deemed to lack mention of the cultural aspects of race and ethnicity in Brazil. Without definitions and cultural contexts much of the content of the article does not show the full picture. After reading this article, I am interested to learn more on the subject in class so I can better compare what we learn to how the article is presenting the information.