"Mongrel complex" or alternatively "Mutt complex" (Portuguese: complexo de vira-lata, literal meaning: "street dog complex" or "mutt complex") is an expression used to refer to a collective inferiority complex reportedly felt by many Brazilians when comparing Brazil and its culture to other parts of the world, primarily the developed world (such as Europe or North America), as the reference to a "mongrel" carries negative connotations attributed by Brazilians to the racist perception of most Brazilians being racially mixed as well as lacking in desirable cultural refinement.