Os Brasileiros de acordo com Darwin

Direto dos diários da Viagem do Beagle (3 de Julho de 1832):

"The Brazilians, as far as I am able to judge, possess but a small share of those qualities which give dignity to mankind. Ignorant, cowardly, & indolent in the extreme; hospitable & good natured as long as it gives them no trouble; temperate, revengeful, but not quarrelsome; contented with themselves & their customs, they answer all remarks by asking "why cannot we do as our grandfathers before us did"

Vale notar que, horrorizado com a escravidão, ele se referia aos livres não-pobres do Rio de Janeiro.