Where racism hides: It’s there, lurking, even when black people themselves don’t recognize it
Note from BW of Brazil: It happens every now and then when a subject will come up and a white colleague will casually state that […]
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Identities of Brazil: Real stories and experiences in the lives of people struggling for racial equality
Note from BW of Brazil: The personal stories presented in today’s post are simply more common experiences of those that this blog has brought you […]
In 124 years, Larissa Rodrigues Mendes Silva will be one of the 10 black students to graduate with a degree in Engineering at Brazil’s top university
Note from BW of Brazil: Yet another area that we can study when considering the racial issue in Brazil are the experiences of Afro-Brazilians in […]
“Palmitagem exists, I am an example”: Black man reflects on growing up in Rio & how the culture and racial hierarchy influences the adoration of white girls
Note from BW of Brazil: Before I present today’s text I would like to provide a little background of how it came to be. It […]
“We die because of our color”: lawyer, researcher and actress Dina Alves breaks down how just being black in Brazil is seen as a crime in the criminal law system
Note from BW of Brazil: Brazil has ALWAYS looked at black people as a parcel of the population that should be eliminated. It is for […]
Do Brazilians really believe ‘we are all equal’?: Video shows different reactions to almost identical photos with the only difference being skin color
Note from BW of Brazil: How many more examples do need proving how perceptions of race function in Brazilian society? I mean, we’ve seen hundreds […]
“A lawyer asked that his client be tried by a white judge and not by me”: Mylene Pereira Ramos is one of only 3 black judges of 508 in Regional Labor Court
Note from BW of Brazil: On this little blog there have been a number of articles that present Afro-Brazilians outside of the stereotypes that Brazilian […]
“A black man? From Africa? A doctor??”: A hard-hitting testimony of an African medical student in Rio de Janeiro about racism in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: So, some Brazilians, black and white, may still being in denial of just how deep racism is ingrained in the […]
“Black people constructed the foundation for me to be here today,” says black medical student at the State University of Rio de Janeiro
Note from BW of Brazil: Black doctors and specifically black women doctors continue to be an extreme rarity in Brazil. Which is why people are […]
Yes, they exist! Meet a few of Brazil’s black women doctors
Note from BW of Brazil: As many of you regular readers no doubt already know, a few of the main themes of this blog are […]
Dr. Júlia Rocha: a double threat. Doctor inspires thousands sharing personal stories of patients; is also a successful samba singer that recently appeared on The Voice Brasil
Note from BW of Brazil: These are the types of stories that inspired the creation of the Black Women of Brazil blog! Below we bring […]
“Today even a janitor’s son can study” – Woman expresses surprise in Bahian woman studying medicine; apparently medical students are supposed to have European features
Note from BW of Brazil: Nothing new here, just another story from a country that is denial about white privilege. Read on and we’ll check […]
For long-time militant Vilma Reis, Bahia’s police are “being used to support the drug state” in a “war against blacks”
Note from BW of Brazil: Is there an undeclared war on Brazil’s black population on the part of the State? Perhaps a better question would […]
“I, black woman” – From mother to child: woman shares how her racial experiences and that of her son are central to her process of recognition
Note from BW of Brazil: One could say that Brazil is a country filled with contradictions. On the one hand, foreigners often speak highly of […]
