In 1887, Oregon, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey all declared a special legal holiday in September to celebrate workers. â
Afro-Brazilian religions are popular with blacks and whites alike in Brazil. Some groups follow traditional African religious practices. An example is Condomble, a religion brought by the Yoruba people of Nigeria when they came to Brazil as slaves.
Many of the darker-skinned Latinos are Amerindian (or a mix of Amerindian and European called Mestizo) or African to some degree by descent. The lighter-skinned Latinos tend to have little or no Amerindian or African blood and are mostly European by descent in contrast.There are also various ethnic populations throughout Latin America that have effected this as well.he reason some Latin Americans are darker while others are lighter-complected is because of the varying ethnic backgrounds that make up the Latin American population.