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Representation matters: A project conceived by Rio-based sociologist and bookseller Luciana Bento lists one hundred books featuring black girls

March 23, 2016 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: The title says it all: Representation matters! It’s one of the major topics of this blog and its great seeing […]

The Legacy of African Peoples: Afro-Brazilians push for the redemption of African History and the recognition of African contributions to humanity

January 15, 2017 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Over a number of decades, an awakening has been taking place among African descendants around the world. Since the time […]

Racism and self-esteem: Afro-Brazilians share experiences and challenges of living in a society that is a constant assault on one’s blackness

November 30, 2016 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: The title of today’s article sums up a great part of what this blog is all about. The development of […]

“I want to die fighting for my people”: Since 1981 Maria Mazarello Rodrigues has founded and run a publishing house dedicated to books on the racial theme

February 25, 2016 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: The struggle for black representation in Brazil is a difficult one. Especially in the literary world. Besides the fact that […]

Dear white people: wearing an anti-racism t-shirt won’t change the system of white supremacy – TV host seems to have forgotten the years of whiteness on her show

June 1, 2015 Marques Travae 5

Note from BW of Brazil:This always amazes me. I won’t attempt to point out all reactions and types of white people in terms of the […]

Popular parenting magazine features a black baby on its cover; a rarity – But why are Afro-Brazilians only prominently featured when the topic is race?

May 30, 2015 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: By now, our readers are quite familiar with the problem: representation, exclusion and invisibility. In Brazil’s media (television, film, print, […]

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Representation matters: A project conceived by Rio-based sociologist and bookseller Luciana Bento lists one hundred books featuring black girls

The Legacy of African Peoples: Afro-Brazilians push for the redemption of African History and the recognition of African contributions to humanity

Racism and self-esteem: Afro-Brazilians share experiences and challenges of living in a society that is a constant assault on one’s blackness

“I want to die fighting for my people”: Since 1981 Maria Mazarello Rodrigues has founded and run a publishing house dedicated to books on the racial theme

Dear white people: wearing an anti-racism t-shirt won’t change the system of white supremacy – TV host seems to have forgotten the years of whiteness on her show

Popular parenting magazine features a black baby on its cover; a rarity – But why are Afro-Brazilians only prominently featured when the topic is race?

‘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