May 2018 - Page 3 of 3 - Black Brazil Today

“Since when are blacks people? I didn’t see any slave women at your value”: Photographer is target of various racist insults through WhatsApp application

May 5, 2018 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: In recent times, this blog has focused specifically on many outrageously racist acts as main stories, but every now and […]

Meet 7 black Brazilian creators who are re-defining creativity in 2018

May 4, 2018 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: Even though in many cases, some very talented individuals have yet to see their talents pay off in lucrative financial […]

“Black women have a history and a voice”: Brazilian documentary brings together stories of black women; check out an interview with the director Day Rodrigues

May 3, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: Documentaries such as this one are the very reason that spawned the idea of launching the Black Women of Brazil […]

Politicizing of the affections makes itself necessary

May 2, 2018 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: And the analysis continues. A debate or reflection is always more intriguing when people are willing to dig within themselves […]

This doesn’t look like ‘Black Bahia’!: Soap opera set in 76% black state presents 87% white cast; campaign presents 53 black actors that could have been cast

May 1, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: Let’s get real about this. Brazil is not about change but rather status quo. If it were any other way […]

Black Brazil Today

Analyzing Brazil from the Perspective of Race

Month: May 2018

“Black women have a history and a voice”: Brazilian documentary brings together stories of black women; check out an interview with the director Day Rodrigues

Politicizing of the affections makes itself necessary

This doesn’t look like ‘Black Bahia’!: Soap opera set in 76% black state presents 87% white cast; campaign presents 53 black actors that could have been cast

‘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

Bombril scouring pad “Krespinha” Stereotypes Associate Product