February 2019 - Page 3 of 3 - Black Brazil Today

Representin’! Black women occupy the legislature of the state of Minas Gerais for the first time in history

February 2, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Of course, people are still concerned with what the future will bring to Brazil with the election of Jair Bolsonaro […]

About Necropoetics and Black Cinema: Afro-Brazilian directors from the state of Minas Gerais are making history as the new voices of Brazilian film

February 2, 2019 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: The topic of today’s post is a theme that this blog has been exploring for some time and I have […]

In Brazil, there are a number of streets and avenues named after people who you may never have known were black

February 1, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Last week, on January 25th, one of the most important cities in Brazil, São Paulo, commemorated its 465th anniversary. Having […]

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Month: February 2019

Representin’! Black women occupy the legislature of the state of Minas Gerais for the first time in history

About Necropoetics and Black Cinema: Afro-Brazilian directors from the state of Minas Gerais are making history as the new voices of Brazilian film

In Brazil, there are a number of streets and avenues named after people who you may never have known were black

‘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