The black woman for marrying is the white woman
Note from BW of Brazil: In today’s text, Aline Xavier approaches a topic that has been covered in a number of posts on this blog: […]
Month: May 2016
“Go back to your slave quarters!”: Woman arrested after racist act in supermarket in the South Zone of Rio
Note from BW of Brazil: Nothing really profound to report here. Just another example of everyday Brazil where ‘racism doesn’t exist’ or where people admit […]
Child actress Arícia Domênica stars in new Nestlé campaign; Brazilian advertising still has a long ways to go to achieve fair representation
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s really curious to see how Afro-Brazilians are presented in advertisements and commercials. When black people are presented at all, […]
Sabrina Paiva is elected Miss São Paulo 2016! Will represent the state in the Miss Brasil competition
Note from BW of Brazil: Stop the press! Last night I was actually preparing new material for today’s post when I received a message from […]
Web series Palavra Negra (Black Word) exalts Afro-Brazilian poetry
Note from BW of Brazil: As we’ve pointed out in past posts, the internet has opened numerous new possibilities for exposure for independent artists that […]
Police identity man who made racist comment about singer Ludmilla; called her a ‘disgusting nigger’, says he’s not racist because he has a black grandfather
Note from BW of Brazil: Ahh, yes….’Coisas do Brasil’ (things of Brazil). I must say, if one were to read and analyze this one story, […]
The maintenance of white supremacy: After filing a lawsuit against the on air racist comment of a TV host, funk singer is banned from TV network
Note from BW of Brazil: Let’s be real. Brazil has a very peculiar manner of dealing with racism. In fact, one could argue it blatantly […]
We need to recognize our ‘palmitagem’, the preference for white skin
Note from BW of Brazil: Yes, it’s a topic that’s been frequently addressed here on this blog. And it’s an ongoing debate, discussion and even […]
The ambiguous trajectory of racism in futebol in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: The question of racism is a topic that we frequently approach on this blog and for a number of reasons. […]
Naomi Campbell featured on three ‘Vogue Brasil’ covers; celebrating the beauty of negras brasileiras, supermodel poses with 11 prominent black women
Note from BW of Brazil: I’m sure anyone who takes the issue of black representation seriously can probably remember having that Naomi Campbell moment. You […]
Straight from Rio, inspired by a legendary African queen, the N’Zinga clothing brand is “made by black women, for black women”
Note from BW of Brazil: Yet another example of “sistas doing it for themselves”. The past decade or so has seen an explosion of Afro-Brazilian […]
“Negressencia”: Spectacular considers the history of Rio Grande do Sul, one of Brazil’s whitest states, from the perspective of black women
Note from BW of Brazil: Wow! All I can say is that I wish I could be there! The photos and background to this spectacular […]
“Being a woman and black is beautiful. And I am”: documentary ‘Negra Sou’ (a black woman I am) deals with the development of black identity in a racist country
Note from BW of Brazil: The development of black identity is a topic that we can never focus too much on. The numerous posts featured on […]
Talk show host once again at the center of controversy after saying black senator looks like a ‘coffee server’; politician will take legal actions
Note from BW of Brazil: People often wonder how it is that racism and prejudice persists throughout Brazil and how. Well, the fact is that […]
