Funk singer Mr. Catra dons a wig and women’s clothing for Mother’s Day promotional ad
Note from BW of Brazil: HA HA HA! Of course there will those who think this is cute and others who’ll get a laugh and […]
Month: April 2015
Bombril is accused of racism due to campaign featuring a black maid
Note from BW of Brazil: So what else is new here? Before addressing this latest controversy, allow me to refer to a comment posted on […]
50 Shades of Beige: Why does Brazil’s cosmetics market ignore dark skin tones?
Note from BW of Brazil: This is yet another facet of the “we’re all equal” ideology that is so pervasive in Brazil. We’ve touched on […]
Reflections on a Brazilian racism: the return of the ghosts that were never there
Note from BW of Brazil: The question of racism based upon understandings of race continues to be a difficult and delicate topic to discuss. There […]
“I, black woman and one certainty” – Is the black Brazilian woman destined for a single life with children?
Note from BW of Brazil: So the debate continues. I know that some people will ask why the necessity of covering the topic of black […]
Teliana Pereira brings Brazil its first WTA tennis championship in 27 years!
Note from BW of Brazil: Although the world of sports is not a main topic here at BW of Brazil, it’s always nice to present […]
Four months later: Who killed Gaia Molinari? Interview with Mirian França, the black woman accused of killing the Italian tourist
Note from BW of Brazil: First of all, apologies for presenting this report so late. The origins of today’s interview date back to Christmas of last […]
Afro-Brazilian invisibility also extends to bookstores: Study on Brazilian novels points to small presence of black characters and authors
Note from BW of Brazil:In reality, like everything else in Brazil, most Brazilians have probably never even thought about this topic. But I will present […]
“But you’re not black; you’re morena!” – How the denial of identity is symptomatic of structural racism in Brazilian society
Note from BW of Brazil: I must admit, the discussion over this topic is quite intriguing. In a recent post in which we featured Camila […]
“Who taught you to hate your own kind?” – Relationships in a country where it is considered “natural” to love whites.
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s a topic we’ve dealt with in a number of posts on the blog. And it’s a topic that is […]
African fashion designers show off their works with 25 black Brazilian models during São Paulo Fashion Week
Note from BW of Brazil: I like this idea. Year after year it is blatantly obvious how invisible black models are at Brazil’s top fashion […]
Driving while black: University student aggressively arrested by Military Police as a suspect of stealing his own car
Note from BW of Brazil: Is it just me or does this type of story sound very familiar? Afro-Brazilian arrested as a suspect of a crime. […]
Black thought in Belo Horizonte: Groups in Minas Gerais capital city dedicate themselves to research in black theater
All photos taken from the spectacular O Negro, a Flor e o Rosário Note from BW of Brazil: Black theater is a genre that is very […]
“When there was the first movie theater of Novo Hamburgo, blacks sat in a separate place and couldn’t leave from there”: Dona Dora, 91, remembers 1930s southern Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: Our elders, besides being the foundations of our families and important branches in our genealogical trees are living, breathing sources […]