April 2016 - Black Brazil Today

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Black consciousness, human consciousness or lack of consciousness? Eleven reasons to discredit the myth of racial democracy

April 30, 2016 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Over the years of this blog’s existence, we often receive messages from many readers (both here and in social networking […]

“You’re black but beautiful and intelligent”:Black congresswoman votes in favor of president’s impeachment – Earns support of the right while many black women say she doesn’t represent them

April 29, 2016 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s story, another side of the twisted soap opera that is the impeachment process of Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff. It […]

Rapper Karol Conka speaks of the rap scene, fashion and racism: “I’ve already dipped my hand in bleach to see if it would turn white”

April 28, 2016 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Rapper Karol Conka has been on Brazil’s Hip Hop scene for a number of years and has earned a substantial following. […]

Black women and platinum hair: Singer Ludmilla’s new look earns compliments, criticism and comparison to Halle Berry ‘X-Men’ character

April 28, 2016 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: OK, OK, black women and platinum hair. It’s not exactly a topic that’s gonna change or shut down the world, […]

What do blacks have to do with the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff?

April 27, 2016 Marques Travae 9

Note from BW of Brazil: As the ongoing procedures pushing for the impeachment of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff continue, many questions have arisen as to […]

Race, revolution and interracial relations: Revisiting rapper Emicida’s video ‘Boa Esperança’, the most courageous video of 2015

April 25, 2016 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: Get ready! Today’s piece is one of those long articles in which you must read every word in order to […]

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The veiled racism of advertising agencies

April 24, 2016 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: Advertising in Brazil follows a similar standard that one finds in most other important areas: a preference for white skin. […]

The force and sensuality of model Indira Carvalho exalts her native land of Bahia

April 23, 2016 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Model Indira Carvalho has been on the scene for more than a decade. Since the soteropolitano (native of Salvador, Bahia) arrived […]

As an impeachment process clouds the future of Brazil’s president, how should blacks position themselves on the political crisis?

April 21, 2016 Marques Travae 4

Note from BW of Brazil: Media outlets throughout the world from Spain to Mexico, China to the United States have covered the ongoing circus that […]

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Hailed as the “Brazilian Whitney Houston”, singer Thalita Pertuzatti thrills audiences with a four show salute to the legend in São Paulo and Rio. But will Brazil ever promote a black female singer to superstar status?

April 14, 2016 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: Last Sunday was just a typical Sunday for this writer; nothing particularly special. And although I am for the most […]

Black Brazil Today

Analyzing Brazil from the Perspective of Race

Month: April 2016

Black consciousness, human consciousness or lack of consciousness? Eleven reasons to discredit the myth of racial democracy

“You’re black but beautiful and intelligent”:Black congresswoman votes in favor of president’s impeachment – Earns support of the right while many black women say she doesn’t represent them

Rapper Karol Conka speaks of the rap scene, fashion and racism: “I’ve already dipped my hand in bleach to see if it would turn white”

Black women and platinum hair: Singer Ludmilla’s new look earns compliments, criticism and comparison to Halle Berry ‘X-Men’ character

What do blacks have to do with the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff?

Race, revolution and interracial relations: Revisiting rapper Emicida’s video ‘Boa Esperança’, the most courageous video of 2015

The veiled racism of advertising agencies

The force and sensuality of model Indira Carvalho exalts her native land of Bahia

As an impeachment process clouds the future of Brazil’s president, how should blacks position themselves on the political crisis?

The resentment of studying in the same classroom as the black maid’s daughter

The Pretinha and the Pretinho (the little black girl and the little black boy)

Actor Luís Miranda accuses restaurant customer of racism: “Just because I’m black I have to be the waiter, right?”

For critics, Grace Passô is the best actress in Brazil, but most Brazilians have never heard of her

Hailed as the “Brazilian Whitney Houston”, singer Thalita Pertuzatti thrills audiences with a four show salute to the legend in São Paulo and Rio. But will Brazil ever promote a black female singer to superstar status?

‘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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