Luiz de Aguiar Costa Pinto
Luiz de Aguiar Costa Pinto (February 6, 1920 – November 1, 2002) was a Brazilian sociologist. In his work, Costa Pinto specialized in race relations in Brazil.[1] He was one of the authors of the landmark UNESCO statement The Race Question, in 1950.[2] In the latter part of his career, in Canada, Costa Pinto taught first at Queen's University, and then at the University of Waterloo.
He was a member of the first generation of major contemporary , working with Florestan Fernandes, Roger Bastide, and .[1] Costa Pinto was born in Salvador, and died in Waterloo, Canada.
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- ^ Jump up to: a b Yvonne Maggie Alves Velho, Claudia Barcellos Rezende. Raça como retórica: a construção da diferença. , 2002. p. 13
- ^ "The Race Question", UNESCO, 1950
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- University of Waterloo faculty
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