Campaign Recreates Photo of Machado de Assis to portray him black
Campaign Recreates Photo of Machado de Assis to portray him black Note from BW of Brazil: It’s been incredible to follow the development of this […]
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Whitewashing history?: Activists protest choice of ‘white’ actress to portray 17th century enslaved woman considered country’s first black lawyer
Note from BBT: Why is that this story seems so familiar? An accusation that an historically black figure has been whitewashed, thought to be white […]
Responsible for numerous parts of important buildings in slave-era São Paulo, black architect Tebas honored with statue
Note from BBT: When you learn of stories such as today’s feature, you wonder, what other hidden black figures does Brazil have in its past? Well, […]
Abolition of slavery in Brazil ”wasn’t a gift given from whites”, says historian Wlamyra Albuquerque; blacks played a huge role in the end of human bondage
Note from BBT: As we’ve often been told and in general is agreed upon, history is told from the perspective […]
‘Executive Order’ is being hyped as best Brazilian film since City of God; plot surrounds Brazilian government attempting to deport blacks back to Africa
Note from BBT: Having followed for the long, difficult journey of Afro-Brazilian filmmakers for two decades, I feel a certain pride in seeing the progress […]
Juliano Moreiro: On his 149th birthday, Google doodle pays homage to Brazil’s “Father of Psychiatry”
Note from BBT: This is a scenario I’m very much familiar with. Going to Michigan schools as a child, a teenager and as an adult, […]
Rio Grande do Sul: The Invisibility of Blacks in one of Brazil’s Whitest States
Note from BW of Brazil: In my two decades of experience visiting and living in Brazil, I have never been to the state of Rio […]
The Rebouças family: A family of Doctors, Lawyers, Scientists..
The Rebouças family: a family of Doctors, Lawyers, Scientists and Engineers Note from BW of Brazil: There are a number of fascinating stories and figures […]
Lélia de Almeida Gonzalez: revolutionized the movement for black Brazilian
Lélia de Almeida Gonzalez: revolutionized the movement for black Brazilian Note from BW of Brazil: Like other important figures in the modern day black Brazilian […]
American White Supremacy: Brazil’s promotion of assimilation
American White Supremacy: Brazil’s promotion of assimilation Note from BW of Brazil: The text below was actually posted a little over a week ago by Professor […]
Ana Flávia Magalhães presents stories overcoming denial of Afro-Brazilian
Note from BW of Brazil: Professor Ana Flávia Magalhães Pinto is someone whose work I have followed since I first became aware of her. Her […]
Black Race Awards Honors Actor/Singer Tony Tornado
Black Race Awards Honors Actor/Singer Tony Tornado Note from BW of Brazil: I can still remember very well when I first heard the name Tony […]
Black Brazilian Music and The Emergence Black Aesthetics
Black Brazilian Music and The Emergence of Black Aesthetics Note from BW of Brazil: It’s amazing the changes I’ve witnessed with the population of black Brazilian […]
The Film Marighella and the Necessary Black Revolution in Brazil
The Film Marighella and the Necessary Black Revolution in Brazil Note from BW of Brazil: When you get into the study of Brazil, eventually, you will […]
