Is it true that almost everyone can pass in Latin America?

[El_Abominacion]

Speaking as a non-Latin American, My perception is that the vast majority of Latin Americans are either of European (Pred Southern), Mestizo, Pred. West African, Mulatto or triracial stock. Then of course in Brazil there is a wider variety with also Lebanese, Japanese, North African etc people. Some ethnicities can have a pseudo Mestizo look, e.g. Levantines, North Africans, some Southeast Asians, Afghans and mixed race people. With that said there are some groups i’d never envision seeing in Latin America, or even being able to pass as pseudo European, Mestizo, Mulatto, pred. West African or triracial. Some examples being a large percentage of Somalis, Koreans, and South Indians. I believe that these groups tend to have a more ‘distinct’ and less ambiguous look, meaning they can’t generally pass outside of their region

[Maguzanci]

Speaking as a non-Latin American, My perception is that the vast majority of Latin Americans are either of European (Pred Southern), Mestizo, Pred. West African, Mulatto or triracial stock. Then of course in Brazil there is a wider variety with also Lebanese, Japanese, North African etc people. Some ethnicities can have a pseudo Mestizo look, e.g. Levantines, North Africans, some Southeast Asians, Afghans and mixed race people. With that said there are some groups i’d never envision seeing in Latin America, or even being able to pass as pseudo European, Mestizo, Mulatto, pred. West African or triracial. Some examples being a large percentage of Somalis, Koreans, and South Indians. I believe that these groups tend to have a more ‘distinct’ and less ambiguous look, meaning they can’t generally pass outside of their region

Great insight and detailed overview of this controversial ongoing topic!

Also I examined this issue and feel that there are many other numerous populations in the OP that would be perceived as extremely exotic/alien in and literally stand out in Latin America: Australoids (Papuans, Abos, Melanesians), Andamanese, Nilotic Africans (probably Omotics as well), Khoisan and also many Veddoid and Austroasiatic type Indians. Also many Central Asians and Siberians who look too Turanid, Aralid, or extreme Tungid as well.

Its probably has virtually nothing to do with why they would stand out in Latin America but I notice that these groups have one thing in common though: they are all indigenous hunter gatherer tribes rather than mainstream races like most SSAs, Caucasoids (Euros, MENAs), most Mongoloids,.

[Maguzanci]

Speaking as a non-Latin American, My perception is that the vast majority of Latin Americans are either of European (Pred Southern), Mestizo, Pred. West African, Mulatto or triracial stock. Then of course in Brazil there is a wider variety with also Lebanese, Japanese, North African etc people. Some ethnicities can have a pseudo Mestizo look, e.g. Levantines, North Africans, some Southeast Asians, Afghans and mixed race people. With that said there are some groups i’d never envision seeing in Latin America, or even being able to pass as pseudo European, Mestizo, Mulatto, pred. West African or triracial. Some examples being a large percentage of Somalis, Koreans, and South Indians. I believe that these groups tend to have a more ‘distinct’ and less ambiguous look, meaning they can’t generally pass outside of their region

Another remarkable factor that I observed about these populations that would look exotic and foreign in Latin America's standards: a lot of them have very black pigmentation almost blueish hue which is something most Latinos lack with the exception of some who are pred. Niger-Congo/West-Central African descent.

Moreover, these groups have very "ethnic" features such as archaic, and robust phenotypes among Australoids, Veddoid Indians and some Nilotic Africans which could not be simply replicated/duplicated by multigenerations of miscegenations of European, Native American and SSA (West African/Bantu) races.

[luc2112]

Speaking as a non-Latin American, My perception is that the vast majority of Latin Americans are either of European (Pred Southern), Mestizo, Pred. West African, Mulatto or triracial stock. Then of course in Brazil there is a wider variety with also Lebanese, Japanese, North African etc people. Some ethnicities can have a pseudo Mestizo look, e.g. Levantines, North Africans, some Southeast Asians, Afghans and mixed race people. With that said there are some groups i’d never envision seeing in Latin America, or even being able to pass as pseudo European, Mestizo, Mulatto, pred. West African or triracial. Some examples being a large percentage of Somalis, Koreans, and South Indians. I believe that these groups tend to have a more ‘distinct’ and less ambiguous look, meaning they can’t generally pass outside of their region

Levantines, Japanese, Korean and Chinese are minority immigrants in Brazil, don't count on mixing with these people (but there are).

amerindians are from halogroup Q-m3 (Siberian Altaic) and brown C (origin?). halogroup N Inuit does not have here.

[Chaos One]

Most South Central Asians pass in Latin America. In fact the way that people view Uzbeks and Tajiks overall is somewhat wrong and after travelling there I'm sure many of them pass as Mestizos/Harnizos/Castizos without any problem.

More Eastern looking Kazakhs or Siberians would be labeled as japanese in Brazil or chinese in other countries.

The only exceptions would be high Skin VI Austronesians (too dark and too exotic) IMO. And at some degree, since few Indians moved into South America, would be easier to spot one since they have some specific traits. All other groups can be misguided to any other we have here.

[Maguzanci]

Most South Central Asians pass in Latin America. In fact the way that people view Uzbeks and Tajiks overall is somewhat wrong and after travelling there I'm sure many of them pass as Mestizos/Harnizos/Castizos without any problem.

More Eastern looking Kazakhs or Siberians would be labeled as japanese in Brazil or chinese in other countries.

The only exceptions would be high Skin VI Austronesians (too dark and too exotic) IMO. And at some degree, since few Indians moved into South America, would be easier to spot one since they have some specific traits. All other groups can be misguided to any other we have here.

Do some Central Asians like Uzbek, Hazara, Kazakh also pass among Indomestizos/Amerindians? Of Andean and Patagonid type I guess?

"The only exceptions would be high Skin VI Austronesians (too dark and too exotic) IMO"- Are these Austronesians you referring SE Asians or Polynesians? Most other SE Asians won't be able to pass right?

"All other groups can be misguided to any other we have here."- Sorry but I don't follow this statement. Can you clarify and elaborate what you are trying to convey by this sentence?

[HelloGuys]

Can you specifically point out the groups in OP that can pass and the groups that could not?

I will answer you, just wait a little

[Maguzanci]

I will answer you, just wait a little

Thank you. Appreciate it.

[bandeirante]

I have no way to separate, Zambos from Mulatos. In general they are tri-racial. I don't find it useful to compare, the phenotype here varies (only some will be similar to these Africans).

zambo in brazil? : picard1:

[Maguzanci]

zambo in brazil? : picard1:

Can the groups in the first post pass or do they look foreign/not pass/stand out?