May 2018 - Black Brazil Today

Racism is bad for health: Black women and men speak of importance of ‘care’, respecting pain & infirmities, to cope with imposition of struggle and resilience

May 31, 2018 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: I must say, although this article was short, it was profound and very thought-provoking. In the daily lives of black […]

The difficulty of being in a foreign country, not speaking the language, being a woman and being black: Meet global traveler Paula Augot

May 30, 2018 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: I can personally attest to knowing what’s it’s like to be treated as some sort of criminal while traveling. It’s […]

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Exalting itself the “blackest religion of Brazil”, but with no space for the discussion of black issues, are black identity and Neo-Pentecostal currents incompatible?

May 29, 2018 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Yet another trap for Africans and African descendants worldwide. White supremacy has so many weapons that when it doesn’t succeed […]

“Books by whites don’t interest us. Here is the space of appreciation of our own”: Musician creates project to preserve traditions in quilombola community

May 28, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: While people continue to believe that Brazil is a country in which the various races form one great, big, happy […]

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“It’s the way they look at and talk to us; color has already been placed as a barrier”: Country reacts to the economic crisis without deterring racial prejudice

May 27, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: I know that most people would rather just blow this at paranoia, or at worst, whining, people who are victims […]

Witness connects Rio councilman Marcello Siciliano and Military Police member to Marielle Franco’s death, newspaper says

May 27, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: Although the story is no longer the lead piece on the evening news or the front page of newspapers, many […]

“Being the mother of a black girl has brought me many challenges”: In video, entrepreneur laments hearing from daughter how children avoid playing with her

May 26, 2018 Marques Travae 4

Note from BW of Brazil: This very poignant piece has been touching all that read it for the past week or so. It’s a short […]

“Ascension of blacks is very different from non-blacks in a company”: Whites the majority in elite jobs, blacks occupy vacancies that require little qualification

May 24, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: The job in Brazil is often a tough cookie to crack, especially in the most expensive, most competitive city in […]

After assault on journalist at ritzy hotel in Salvador, Bahia, blond tells black union worker, he “belongs to an inferior race and shouldn’t even be there”

May 23, 2018 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: So let me start again by asking, does anyone still believe that Brazilians think “we are all equal”? If you […]

With the release of documentary ‘The Case of the Wrong Man’, Camila de Moraes becomes first black woman director in 34 years to have film released in commercial theater – What took so long?

May 22, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: The work and importance of black Brazilians filmmakers is yet another area that is very important to this blog. Afro-Brazilians […]

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“The worst moment of school was when they talked about slavery. I felt humiliated”: The embarrassment of black children in classes about slavery and abolition

May 21, 2018 Marques Travae 4

If you start your history with slavery then everything else will look like progress ~ John Henrik Clarke Note from BW of Brazil: Reading this story […]

The loneliness of the black intellectual: Why do blacks ascending to positions of better socioeconomic stability almost without exception opt for a family with whites?

May 20, 2018 Marques Travae 6

Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes when I consider the impact of indoctrination, social engineering and racism in Brazil, it sometimes looks to me like […]

“Why do you think the majority of residents of (low income) communities are black?”Street sweeper gives class on history and racism in video and goes viral

May 18, 2018 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: Who says you can’t learn something from a street sweeper? Everyday in our busy lives, we passed by all sorts […]

“We are going to exploit short clothes and they will have to accept it”: Renata Prado wants to unite women in the fight for respect of female bodies in funk dances

May 17, 2018 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: The culture of the funk has been around for decades, percolating and heating up the slums of various favelas of […]

Black Brazil Today

Analyzing Brazil from the Perspective of Race

Month: May 2018

Racism is bad for health: Black women and men speak of importance of ‘care’, respecting pain & infirmities, to cope with imposition of struggle and resilience

The difficulty of being in a foreign country, not speaking the language, being a woman and being black: Meet global traveler Paula Augot

Exalting itself the “blackest religion of Brazil”, but with no space for the discussion of black issues, are black identity and Neo-Pentecostal currents incompatible?

“Books by whites don’t interest us. Here is the space of appreciation of our own”: Musician creates project to preserve traditions in quilombola community

“It’s the way they look at and talk to us; color has already been placed as a barrier”: Country reacts to the economic crisis without deterring racial prejudice

Witness connects Rio councilman Marcello Siciliano and Military Police member to Marielle Franco’s death, newspaper says

“Being the mother of a black girl has brought me many challenges”: In video, entrepreneur laments hearing from daughter how children avoid playing with her

“Ascension of blacks is very different from non-blacks in a company”: Whites the majority in elite jobs, blacks occupy vacancies that require little qualification

After assault on journalist at ritzy hotel in Salvador, Bahia, blond tells black union worker, he “belongs to an inferior race and shouldn’t even be there”

With the release of documentary ‘The Case of the Wrong Man’, Camila de Moraes becomes first black woman director in 34 years to have film released in commercial theater – What took so long?

“The worst moment of school was when they talked about slavery. I felt humiliated”: The embarrassment of black children in classes about slavery and abolition

The loneliness of the black intellectual: Why do blacks ascending to positions of better socioeconomic stability almost without exception opt for a family with whites?

“We are going to exploit short clothes and they will have to accept it”: Renata Prado wants to unite women in the fight for respect of female bodies in funk dances

“Foreigners think that Brazil is black and mulata; but there are blonds too!” Comments of popular TV host from the 90s show concern with country’s image

“Will the baby be born light?”: Like Meghan Markle, black Brazilian mothers have heard this question

Black representativeness in the field of health: Once a rarity to see a black doctor, these professionals are making history in their fields

After experiencing traumas in sessions with white therapists, more black Brazilians seek psychologists of the same color

“White girls never look at me!” How one participant’s desire to swirl on popular reality show raises questions about the self-esteem of black men

On April 7th, one of Brazil’s most beloved humorists, Mussum, would have turned 80; musician’s life and career symbolize changing attitudes on race in Brazil

In a period of two weeks, three well-known Afro-Brazilian entertainers die from Covid-19; country continues to set record numbers with deadly second wave

Guinea pigs? Popular TV host Xuxa suggests prisoners be used to test vaccines instead of animals; Brazil’s prison population is nearly 2/3 black and brown

‘Executive Order’ is being hyped as best Brazilian film since City of God; plot surrounds Brazilian government attempting to deport blacks back to Africa

March 22: The birthday of Jorge Ben, the guitarist who revolutionized Brazilian music mixing Samba, Bossa Nova and Soul with lyrics that celebrated blackness

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

Bombril scouring pad “Krespinha” Stereotypes Associate Product

Brazilian Governmental Campaign for Economic Recovery

Brazil’s advertising industry Continues to Value Whiteness