Brazil Have a Direct Inheritance with Slavery”: The historical reasons
Brazil Have a Direct Inheritance with Slavery”: The historical reasons Note from BW of Brazil: When we analyze the socioeconomic situation between blacks and whites […]
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Black Rio – A Cultural Revolution That Instilled a Fear of Black People
Black Rio – A Cultural Revolution That Instilled a Fear of Black People Note from BW of Brazil: The history of the 1970s Bailes Black […]
Is there a black genocide going on in Brazil? Considering a number of important factors, the answer may be surprising
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, it’s a topic that has been mentioned in a number of articles on this blog. As such, readers should […]
Eugenics in Brazil: In the early 20th century, elites believed racial improvement was only possible with a project favoring predominance of the white race
Note from BW of Brazil: You know, the further you look into Brazil’s past the more you come to realize that the country’s leaders were […]
‘This Is Not A Mulata’ theater project discusses stereotypes and representations of the black woman
Note from BW of Brazil: The image is well cemented in the nation’s consciousness. The gyrating, frenetic dancing woman of visible African ancestry; the one […]
The extinction of black, brown, yellow and beige: The extinction of the black race in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, it’s a conversation that many people don’t seem to want to have. Depending on where you live in Brazil, […]
The sexuality of the black woman: objectification and the stigma of promiscuity
Note from BW of Brazil: The debut and now second episode of the new controversial Globo network television series Sexo e as negas has brought […]
Brazil, race and racism: A real life “Alice in Wonderland” in which black Brazilians often fall victim to deception
Note from BW of Brazil: The denial and dismissal of the severity of racism in Brazilian society often times has a willing accomplice: the black […]
Brazil’s top TV network makes a mockery of the Month of Black Consciousness in a satirical skit
Note from BW of Brazil: As has been noted on a few previous posts this month, the month of November is celebrated as the Month […]
One black writer among 70 Brazilians at Frankfurt Book Fair highlights historic black invisibility in the world of literature as well as society
Note from BW of Brazil: This is a follow analysis of the near complete exclusion of Afro-Brazilian writers at the prestigious Frankfurt Book Fair in […]
As preparation for 2016 Olympics continue, Brazil continues to deal with its slavery past
Facing up … the ethnic make-up of Brazil’s population has long been glossed over. by Nicolas Bourcier Groundworks for the 2016 Olympics bring questions of […]
Dr. Petronilha Beatriz Gonçalves e Silva: "Racism expels the black child from school"
Dr. Petronilha Beatriz Gonçalves e Silva, Ph.D in Education and Humanities, is a researcher and professor of Curriculum & Instruction and Ethnic-Racial Relations at the […]
Dr. Petronilha Beatriz Gonçalves e Silva: "Racism expels the black child from school"
Dr. Petronilha Beatriz Gonçalves e Silva, Ph.D in Education and Humanities, is a researcher and professor of Curriculum & Instruction and Ethnic-Racial Relations at the […]
