Existe igualdade racial na terra da luz?

Abstract

The state of Ceara received the name “Terra da Luz” for being the first Brazilian province in the nineteenth century to abolish slavery. By making use of this pioneering initiative the present study to examine whether the state is currently a model for racial equality to Brazil. In this context, to be used in the economic framework wage differentials related to color and gender in terms of productive and discriminatory attributes were measured. Moreover, a new measure of human capital has been proposed as well as three proxies for the experience variable measures since the databases in the country household surveys not compute specific question for her. The periods chosen has stable macroeconomic scenarios excluding the possibility of being affected by any exogenous events. The results show that the state of Ceara has yet to go a long way in the mold of a racial equality. Even in the “Terra da Luz” there is a price associated with the skin color.