Pardo is a race/skin color category used by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in Brazilian censuses. Pardo is a broad classification that encompasses Multiracial Brazilians such as mulatos, caboclos and cafuzos, and assimilated Amerindians, also called caboclos. The other categories are branco ("White"), negro ("Black"), amarelo ("yellow", meaning East Asians), and indigena ("indigene" or "indigenous person", meaning Amerindians).
| 2005 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 73.65 | 71.26 |
| Amazonas | 74.77 | 70.19 |
| Amapá | 73.72 | 68.72 |
| Sergipe | 66.72 | 66.68 |
| Piauí | 72.78 | 66.09 |
| Acre | 72.56 | 63.54 |
| Maranhão | 68.82 | 63.49 |
| Tocantins | 70.25 | 63.41 |
| Ceará | 62.41 | 61.94 |
| Alagoas | 59.92 | 61.27 |
| Roraima | 70.07 | 60.12 |
| Bahia | 64.39 | 59.11 |
| Pernambuco | 57.18 | 56.43 |
| Paraíba | 59.17 | 56.07 |
| Rondônia | 58.62 | 53.89 |
| Mato Grosso | 55.16 | 52.10 |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 60.58 | 50.73 |
| Distrito Federal | 48.47 | 49.47 |
| Goiás | 50.85 | 49.47 |
| Espírito Santo | 53.32 | 48.91 |
| Minas Gerais | 46.29 | 44.09 |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 42.57 | 38.96 |
| Rio de Janeiro | 33.93 | 36.65 |
| São Paulo | 25.33 | 28.55 |
| Paraná | 23.35 | 26.31 |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 10.36 | 12.44 |
| Santa Catarina | 9.01 | 11.09 |