What happened to the black Brazilian woman on May 14, 1888?: The day after the abolition of slavery
Black women on May 14th, 1888 It was a sunny Sunday, when Princess Isabel signed the Lei Áurea (Golden Law) which abolished Slavery in Brazil. […]
Month: August 2013
Backing dancers of funk singer Anitta: Photo essay
Note from BW of Brazil: This second post featuring the backing dancers of popular funk singer Anitta really doesn’t need much introduction. It’s a photo […]
Black backing dancers of funk singer attract attention with their routines and trendy hairstyles
Note from BW of Brazil: The success of funk singer Anitta has been discussed on this blog twice in the context of race, gender, sexuality […]
When I took my blackness “out of the closet”: denial, recognition and pride
Note from BW of Brazil: The question of race and racial identity in Brazil has been historically explained and promoted as the extreme opposite of […]
In Brazil’s job market, blacks and women experience longer periods of unemployment
Note from BW of Brazil: Over the past decade, there has been much chatter about the rise of Brazil’s black middle class. According to these […]
Julius Garvey, son of the pioneer of Pan-Africanism, Marcus Garvey, visits Brazil to expand black Brazilian relations with the Diaspora
Note from BW of Brazil: As more and more people become aware of the importance of Brazil in the history of African descendants, the numbers […]
Haitian immigrants in Brazil: NGO warns of “humanitarian emergency” as visions of “Brazilian Dream” turn into the disillusionment of inhumane living conditions
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s been about 3 and a half years since an a huge earthquake devastated Haiti. Since then, Haitians have been […]
Black and pregnant: even more invisible?
Note from BW of Brazil: The health of black Brazilian women and the black population in general is one of the recurring topics on this […]
The majority of black women work without an official signed card of employment
Note from BW of Brazil: Working conditions and rights are very important issues that measure the progress of Brazil in terms of how it treats […]
Black women’s organizations and website protest and demand public apology for display of black boy mannequin with shackles on its feet in supermarket
BW of Brazil: Who comes up with this stuff? Sometimes one really has to wonder if these types of things are oversights, carelessness, lack of […]
Faces of Afro-Brazil 4
Joyce Calixto, 22, is from São Paulo, and possesses a degree in Administration. She is currently pursuing Post-Grad studies in Public Administration. As you can […]
Faces of Afro-Brazil 4, Part 2
Joyce Calixto, 22, is from São Paulo, and possesses a degree in Administration. She is currently pursuing Post-Grad studies in Public Administration. As you can […]
The “Brazilian Holocaust”: In scenes reminiscent of Nazi concentration camps, 60,000 Brazilians, the majority overwhelmingly black, were killed in a mental hospital
Note from BW of Brazil: Every now and then one comes across a piece of news or history that words simply cannot adequately express. Today’s […]
Model Lemylie Sozah featured on the cover of Argentine magazine “Mia”
The lack of exposure of black women in Brazil’s modeling industry is a topic that BW of Brazil continues to keep an eye on. For […]
