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This study critically examines the interrelations among race, class, and gender as constitutive and inseparable dimensions of social structure, with particular emphasis on the Brazilian context. Drawing on classical Marxist theory alongside contemporary contributions from feminist thought, Black feminism, and critical race and decolonial theories, the analysis challenges reductionist approaches that privilege a single axis of inequality. The study argues that social hierarchies are produced through the dynamic articulation of economic exploitation, racialization, and gendered power relations, all of which are historically rooted in colonialism, capitalism, and patriarchy. By mobilizing the concept of intersectionality, the research demonstrates that these categories do not operate additively but relationally, generating qualitatively distinct forms of inequality and lived experience. Furthermore, the decolonial perspective highlights the persistence of coloniality in shaping modern social formations, emphasizing the role of epistemology, culture, and ideology in reproducing domination. The study also explores cultural representations and social practices as sites of both reproduction and resistance. Ultimately, it contends that a comprehensive understanding of contemporary inequalities requires an integrated analytical framework capable of capturing the complexity and historicity of social relations, while also recognizing the transformative potential of countercolonial practices and marginalized epistemologies.