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In reply to the discussion: Brazil will not allow U.S. use its territory to invade Venezuela - vice president [View all]Perseus
(4,341 posts)Yes, there is some of it, I won't deny it, by the country is very diverse. If you find old pictures of congress you will find diversity at its best.
You may be surprised that a common nickname for people with darker skin is "negro", and they wear their nickname with pride, there is never any connotation that can be considered racist. Same with indigenous people, they are treated the same, Jews, Arabs, anything from anywhere form Venezuelan society.
After World War II there were a lot of immigrants from Europe, lots from Portugal, Italy, Germany, Spain, etc. who set roots in Venezuela, they assimilated and never left.
Not sure who you read that had derogatory things to say about "indigenous, African-Venezuelan, and mixed heritage" in Venezuela in terms of poor because they don't constitute the poor class excludively, they are all mixed and some of them have a lot of money, are well educated and many of them were educated in "Universidad Central" and "Universidad Simon Bolivar", for free. These were two of the best universities in Latin America for many years, until the Chavez/Maduro regime destroyed education in the country.
Some of the best doctors and dentists in the World were educated at "Universidad Central", you will find them in hospitals in the USA as heads of departments, such is the "Mass General Hospital" in Boston, MA