Black hair is big business in Brazil; meet the top 5 black hair specialists in the country
Note from BW of Brazil: Care, treatment and maintenance of afro-textured hair is a HUGE topic in Brazil and as it is, it has always […]
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Teacher requests that mother tie down, braid or straighten child’s hair so that classmates accept her; isolated by other children, girl usually plays alone
Teacher requests that mother tie down, braid or straighten child’s hair so that classmates accept her; isolated by other children, girl usually plays alone By […]
Still seen as being ‘out of place’ by many in Brazilian society, black students face the racism of professors and colleagues in universities
Note from BW of Brazil: The presence of black bodies on college and university campuses nowadays is far more than what one would have observed […]
“Um Baile Bom”: In one of Brazil’s whitest cities, young black organizers are putting on ‘a good dance’, in “little Africa”, & developing black entrepreneurship
Note from BW of Brazil: Curitiba is the capital city of the southern state of Paraná. It is one of the whitest cities in one of […]
Russian photographer, surprised by racism in Brazil, decides to capture the beauty of black Brazilian women
Note from BW of Brazil: Well it seems that Brazil’s ‘dirty little secret’ is becoming known by more and more citizens of other countries. And […]
“Raízes” (roots): Exhibition explores the role of hair in the identity of the black women
Note from BW of Brazil: In many ways these are some very exciting times in Brazil! In terms of black identity, racial pride and the […]
Making moves! After appearing in the Fevest fashion show, up and coming actress/model Stefanie Durval stars in the film ‘Quebrando as Pernas’
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s always nice to bring our readers people who making things happen! We first introduced you to this young lady […]
School and director that ordered child to cut his afro fined R$108,000 – Black children accepting their natural hair indicative of a rise in black pride
Note from BW of Brazil: The story we present today is a follow-up to a story presented here in December of 2013. It involved an […]
Afro-betization and education: Teaching children the beauty of blackness and African culture
“Who taught you to hate the color of your skin? Who taught you to hate the texture of your hair? Who taught you to hate […]
Specialists discuss the case of woman’s death after application of hair relaxer
Note from BW of Brazil: Many questions remain after a woman in the northeastern state of Bahia recently died about a week after applying a […]
“Negra Rosa, Rosa Negra” blog shares tips to help black women who want to transition to wearing natural hair
Note from BW of Brazil: In Brazil today, what one could call a natural hair revolution among Afro-Brazilian women continues to grow. The hair of […]
Black Brazilian women mobilize against a racist hair campaign ad featuring people wearing afro wigs
Sign: “eu preciso de Cadiveu (I need Cadiveu)” In several of our blog posts over the past 14 months, we have given consistent examples of […]
