(Re)pesando o Brasil, (Re)pesando a raça

The aim of this work was to analyze the meanings of being black in classical Brazilian sociology. It began by analyzing the contributions of Silvio Romero, Oliveira Vianna and Gilberto Freyre. At the same time, we sought to subject them to scrutiny by establishing a discussion with Clóvis Moura and Abdias do Nascimento. In terms of methodological procedures, bibliographical research was used, based on the authors' contributions in relation to the racial issue. In this way, we can conclude, from the productions examined, a set of perspectives that go towards consolidating dynamics that are still present in contemporary experience. In this context, it is clear that racial prejudice, although its structures have changed, still has the foundations of social whitening, racial democracy and the erasure of black culture in Brazilian society. In this way, it was highlighted how this process reverberated in the past and still does today, causing a significant change in black people.