Zambo
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Zambo (Spanish: [ˈθambo] or [ˈsambo]) or Sambu is a racial term historically used in the Spanish Empire to refer to people of mixed Amerindian and African ancestry. Occasionally in the 21st century, the term is used in the Americas to refer to persons who are of mixed African and Indigenous American ancestry.
For other uses, see Zambo (disambiguation).
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Quick Facts Total population, Regions with significant populations ...
Total population | |
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5,804,800 in South America, unknown number overall[1][dubious – discuss] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Latin America and the Caribbean | |
Languages | |
Spanish, Portuguese and English | |
Religion | |
Christianity (predominantly Roman Catholic, minority practices Protestantism), African religions, tribal religions | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Garifuna, Africans, Afro-Caribbeans and Amerindians |
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The equivalent term in Brazil is cafuzo (Portuguese: [kɐˈfuzu]). However, in Portugal and Portuguese-speaking Africa, cafuzo is used to refer to someone born of an African person and a person of mixed African and European ancestry.[2]