July 2012 - Page 2 of 3 - Black Brazil Today

While Afro-Brazilian access to college has increased nearly eight fold in the past decade, they remain nearly invisible in graduate studies

July 19, 2012 Marques Travae 1

Altogether, the Census shows that only 0.11% of blacks and browns have master’s degrees and 0.03% possess doctorates. by Sarah Fernandes São Paulo – The […]

The achievements and aspirations of model Danielle Lionel

July 17, 2012 Marques Travae 0

In New York, the top model from the state of Minas Gerais exalts the pride of being black and her career. The first black model […]

The achievements and aspirations of model Danielle Lionel

July 17, 2012 Marques Travae 0

In New York, the top model from the state of Minas Gerais exalts the pride of being black and her career. The first black model […]

Missing: Kathellen from Rio de Janeiro

July 14, 2012 Marques Travae 0

As there are Brazilians who visit this site from time to time, we wanted to pass along this info! Kathellen, 15, lives in Rio de […]

Missing: Kathellen from Rio de Janeiro

July 14, 2012 Marques Travae 0

As there are Brazilians who visit this site from time to time, we wanted to pass along this info! Kathellen, 15, lives in Rio de […]

Missing: Estevão dos Santos da Silva

July 14, 2012 Marques Travae 0

Estevão dos Santos da Silva, 4 years old, state of Rio de Janeiro As there are Brazilians who frequently visit this site, we just wanted […]

Missing: Estevão dos Santos da Silva

July 14, 2012 Marques Travae 0

Estevão dos Santos da Silva, 4 years old, state of Rio de Janeiro As there are Brazilians who frequently visit this site, we just wanted […]

Former maid’s formula for curly-kinky hair leads to a 12-store hair salon in Rio, a rare example of a successful black Brazilian businesswoman

July 14, 2012 Marques Travae 1

Former maid, businesswoman explains how a formula for curls changed her life Julia Dias Carneiro, BBC Brazil in Rio de Janeiro Heloísa Assis spent ten […]

Although her TV character’s hair was inspired by Beyonce, singer/actress Leilah Moreno’s musical influences are Billie, Aretha and Whitney

July 12, 2012 Marques Travae 0

by Mariana Wheat Leilah Moreno talks about her career as an actress and singer Leilah Moreno cannot go unnoticed. With a body sculpted by workouts, […]

Black Brazil Today

Analyzing Brazil from the Perspective of Race

Month: July 2012

While Afro-Brazilian access to college has increased nearly eight fold in the past decade, they remain nearly invisible in graduate studies

The achievements and aspirations of model Danielle Lionel

The achievements and aspirations of model Danielle Lionel

Missing: Kathellen from Rio de Janeiro

Missing: Kathellen from Rio de Janeiro

Missing: Estevão dos Santos da Silva

Missing: Estevão dos Santos da Silva

Former maid’s formula for curly-kinky hair leads to a 12-store hair salon in Rio, a rare example of a successful black Brazilian businesswoman

Although her TV character’s hair was inspired by Beyonce, singer/actress Leilah Moreno’s musical influences are Billie, Aretha and Whitney

Model Ariane Porcino

Model Ariane Porcino

Brasília: Man who insulted and spit in a black woman’s face is convicted

Brasília: Man who insulted and spit in a black woman’s face is convicted

Ju De Paula, 23, is a Physical Education teacher and poet from Rio de Janeiro

‘Marias Chuteiras’: Brazil’s ‘soccer gold diggers’ are mostly interested in top soccer players; relationships lead to tens of thousands in monthly child support

Why do many foreigners see Brazilian women as sexual objects?

Black children are dressed as slaves in Independence Day civic parade in Paraná state in southern Brazil

‘’Yes, interracial love does exist, but some black people also use white people as a social passport, to feel more accepted’’, according to social influencer

Black men and black women are loving each other: How Afrocentric relationships reverberate with processes of self-affirmation of black cultural identity

In 2022, the World Cup starts on Black Consciousness Day and revives memory of the anti-racist struggle in Brazil

‘Marias Chuteiras’: Brazil’s ‘soccer gold diggers’ are mostly interested in top soccer players; relationships lead to tens of thousands in monthly child support

Once excluded from Brazil’s soccer fields, black players are now regularly the majority on the country’s World Cup team

Singer Anitta is a superstar, but for some, she is a terrible example with which to educate girls but that modern women feminists turn a blind eye

Juliana Nalú continues to be one of the great Brazilian models abroad; now being featured in brands of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, she is destined to become a top model

Juliana Nalú continues to be one of the great Brazilian models abroad; now being featured in brands of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, she is destined to become a top model

White couples, mixed couples and gay couples, but why did Brazilian advertisers ignore black couples on Brazil’s Valentine’s Day?

With “This is My Color” campaign and commercial, Avon launches makeup products to meet needs of wide range of black skin tones

Ten Black Brazilians included on 2020 MIPAD | Black Brazil Today

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