October 2012 - Black Brazil Today

Teacher fired after publishing photos of flooded school in northeastern Brazil

October 31, 2012 Marques Travae 1

After rain, the Colégio Municipalizado Guilherme Dourado school was flooded and students had to protect themselves with umbrellas (Photo: Uiliene Araújo / Staff File) Images show students […]

Verônica Lima becomes the first black councilwoman of the city of Niterói (state of Rio de Janeiro)

October 30, 2012 Marques Travae 0

Verônica Lima of the PT (Partido dos Trabalhores or Worker’s Party) recently became the first black woman to be elected to city council in the […]

In a session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington DC, black Brazilian women’s organization will denounce the state for the absence of public policies for black women

October 30, 2012 Marques Travae 0

by Natasha Pitts On the first of the month, the Articulação de Organizações de Mulheres Negras Brasileiras (AMNB or Articulation of Brazilian Black Women’s […]

Lucyana: What it means to be black – "many blacks grow up thinking that whites are synonymous with superiority"

October 28, 2012 Marques Travae 0

Lucyana da Silva This commentary written by Lucyana da Silva from the city of Campos dos Goyatcazes in Rio de Janeiro state, is an example […]

First black woman elected councilor in city of Guarapuava wants to work for the "the redemption of the dignity of black people"

October 28, 2012 Marques Travae 0

Nerci Aparecida Guiné In her evaluation, her accomplishment is the result of 30 years of work dedicated to the Guarapuava community. Nerci Aparecida Guiné is the first black woman to […]

While choice between two black women for vice-mayor is historic in Salvador, others argue that it is simply symbolic in a political power structure dominated by white males

October 28, 2012 Marques Travae 0

Olivia Santana and Célia Sacramento: common history of struggle for social equality and racial affirmation by Kleyzer Seixas Regardless of the outcome at the polls […]

Black Brazil Today

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Month: October 2012

Teacher fired after publishing photos of flooded school in northeastern Brazil

Verônica Lima becomes the first black councilwoman of the city of Niterói (state of Rio de Janeiro)

In a session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington DC, black Brazilian women’s organization will denounce the state for the absence of public policies for black women

Lucyana: What it means to be black – "many blacks grow up thinking that whites are synonymous with superiority"

First black woman elected councilor in city of Guarapuava wants to work for the "the redemption of the dignity of black people"

While choice between two black women for vice-mayor is historic in Salvador, others argue that it is simply symbolic in a political power structure dominated by white males

Afro-Brazilian Fashion is featured in a debate and runway at the University of Brasília (UnB)

Preview clip of the upcoming TV series, Subúrbia

Photo: Woman from Rio de Janeiro

Braids, extensions and dreads are among most worn black hairstyles

Actress Ildi Silva borrows a bit of Rihanna’s swag for photo shoot

Brazilian Michael Ealy look-a-like? What do you think?

Giulia Farinacci featured on the cover of Vogue Brasil Kids

Brazil’s top TV network, Globo, simultaneously airing three productions with prominent presence of black actors

‘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

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