Abstract

STHEL, Fernanda Gonçalves  and  SILVA, Luciane Soares da. The COVID-19 pandemic crisis exposes structural racism in Brazil. SOCIOLOGIA ON LINE [online]. 2021, n.26, pp.11-32.  Epub Dec 04, 2021. ISSN 1647-3337.  https://doi.org/10.30553/sociologiaonline.2021.26.1.

The pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 brought a new challenge for humanity. Brazil, particularly due to its extreme inequality, was severely impacted by COVID-19. These impacts were particularly pronounced among the black population. This work aims to analyse whether the latent structural racism in Brazil is reflected in the mortality rate of the black population by COVID-19, in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Data were gathered from official sources such as IBGE, Agência Pública Ministry of Health and the State Health Secretariats. The results showed that the black population became the biggest victim of this disease. The average number of deaths among blacks is 60,7% compared to white people, who accounted for 37,2% of deaths. This study reveals that the pandemic has become a real tragedy for the Brazilian black population.

Keywords : COVID-19; structural racism; social inequality; Brazil.

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