Black Brazilians repudiate former Formula One driver’s usage of term ‘neguinho’ referring to Lewis Hamilton; but is the term equal to the ‘n-word’?
Note from BBT: So, recently an incident that underlines and exemplifies Brazil’s racial issues made international headlines. Whenever this happens, I always get a chuckle […]
Brazil takes gold in women’s gymnastics in the 2022 Pan-American games
Brazil takes gold in women’s gymnastics in the 2022 Pan-American games So, if you haven’t heard by now, there was recently an historic moment for […]
Black singers shine on ‘The Voice Brasil’; recent death and career overview of musical maestro demonstrates huge influence of black Brazilian musicians
Note from BBT: The sudden death of the musician, arranger, producer and bandleader Letieres Leite last month saddened me for several minutes when the news […]
Meet WD, the singer with the soaring voice who became a favorite after singing ‘Eu Sou’, his song about resistance, race and prejudice on ‘The Voice Brasil’
Note from BBT: When I became aware of the subject of today’s post, I thought that it was very fitting that he would be featured […]
The first conductor hired by a recording company in Brazil, musician Pixinguinha (1897-1973) created arrangements for the ‘golden era’ of Brazilian Popular Music
Note from BBT: An article about one of Brazil’s most important musicians, Pixinguinha, has been a long time coming, just like a recently released film […]
