Zambo
16th-century painting of Zambo caciques from Esmeraldas, Ecuador | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Latin America and the Caribbean | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish, Portuguese and English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (predominantly Roman Catholic, minority practices Protestantism), African religions, tribal religions | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Garifuna, Africans, Afro-Caribbeans and Amerindians, Afro-Mexicans, Afro-Latin Americans |
Zambo (Spanish: [ˈθambo] or [ˈsambo]) or Sambu is a racial term to refer to people of mixed Amerindian and sub-Saharan African ancestry.
The equivalent term in Brazil is cafuzo (Portuguese: [kɐˈfuzu]). However, in Portugal and Portuguese-speaking Africa, cafuzo is used to refer to someone born of an African person and a person of mixed African and European ancestry.