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povo mestiço

English translation: mixed-race population

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Portuguese term or phrase:povo mestiço
English translation:mixed-race population
Entered by: Nicole L. R.

17:31 Nov 13, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Government / Politics
Portuguese term or phrase: povo mestiço
assim ela mergulha na projeção de um museu nos trópicos; um museu para um povo novo, um povo mestiço, um povo brasileiro.
Nicole L. R.
Ireland
Local time: 12:01
mixed-race population
Explanation:
Multiracial - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Multiracial Canadians in 2006 totaled 1.5% of the population, up from 1.2% in 2001. The mixed-race population grew by 25% since the previous census. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiracial
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R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 08:01
Grading comment
A very good solution indeed!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4mixed-race population
R. Alex Jenkins
5mestizo people
Carla Lopes
5half-castes
Nick Taylor
4ladino people
Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
3nation of mixed racial background
Gad Kohenov


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
mestizo people


Explanation:
mestizo people


    Reference: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/377246/mestizo
Carla Lopes
Portugal
Local time: 12:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
mixed-race population


Explanation:
Multiracial - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Multiracial Canadians in 2006 totaled 1.5% of the population, up from 1.2% in 2001. The mixed-race population grew by 25% since the previous census. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiracial

R. Alex Jenkins
Brazil
Local time: 08:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 26
Grading comment
A very good solution indeed!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  suesimons
1 hr
  -> Hello Sue. Thanks a lot :)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
6 hrs
  -> Cheers, Muriel. Have a nice Sunday :)
agree  Shirley Leite
8 hrs
  -> Cheers, Shirley :)
agree  Evans (X): the best in my view, a nice neutral option that has no pejorative ring to it.
20 hrs
  -> Cheers, Gilla :)
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ladino people


Explanation:
WordNet 2.0

Here's another opition:

mestizo

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Noun
1. a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)
(synonym) ladino

Babylon English-Portuguese

ladino
s. mestiço

Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
Brazil
Local time: 08:01
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
half-castes


Explanation:
half-castes

Nick Taylor
Local time: 12:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
nation of mixed racial background


Explanation:
Suggestion.

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 14:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 4
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