In Brazil from 1917 to 1945 the country went under a major political reform. This reform was known as the “whitening”. It was the process of converting people of African and mixed descents; physically, culturally, and socially in habits, and in health. This all began in the public school systems that promoted the idea that whites were inherently fit and people of color or mixed ancestry were necessarily in need of remedial attention. One way of physically making Brazil white was to put restrictions on the gene pool and genetically make people more white. They believed that being white was far superior and would make the country more advanced and be more accepted by the rest of the white world. Claims were made that white blood would eventually