Race and ethnic factors in constitutional-law regulation of the territorial structure of Brazil
The character features of the territorial structure of the Federal Republic of Brazil in the context of race and ethnic structure of the Brazilian population are discussed. The author argues that despite of the fact that the Brazilian federalism does not base on an ethnic ground, peculiarities of race and ethnic composition of the population found a reflection in the constitutional provisions of territorial matters stipulated by the Constitution of Brazil of 1988. In the author’s opinion, there are two main aspects of the issue: distinctions between racial structures of Brazilian states and existence of more than 300 indigenous peoples in Brazil conducting traditional way of life on their native lands.