As part of a posthumous tribute to Carlos Hasenbalg, this text is an account of his professional and intellectual trajectory and is divided into three parts. The first one highlights his importance in the consolidation of the field of investigation concerning racial relations in Brazil, in which he influenced both the political and academic agenda. The second one stresses his contributions to the field by pointing out howhis thought and empirical findings still shed light upon key analytical questions. The third section outlines some theoretical and methodological challenges that researchers of racial inequalities in Brazil ought to tackle.
Carlos Hasenbalg; racial inequalities; racial relations