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Mercedes Batista: First black woman featured as dancer in Municipal Theater in Rio; introduced African elements into modern Brazilian dance

April 15, 2013 Marques Travae 0

Mercedes Ignácia da Silva Krieger, Mercedes Batista, was born in 1921, in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, […]

Black Female characters in children’s cultural productions is still important

July 24, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Black Female characters in children’s cultural productions is still important Note from BW of Brazil: The recent dust-up over the announcement that a young, black […]

Dance spectacular centered around Xica da Silva, an 18th century slave who became a rich woman, brings imaginary about the black female body to the stage

May 31, 2015 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: The personality, myth and life of the 18th century former slave known as Chica (or Xica) da Silva continues to […]

Pioneering dancer Mercedes Baptista passes away at 93; she was the first black woman to perform at the Municipal Theater in Rio

August 20, 2014 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: BW of Brazil bids a fond farewell to the dance great Mercedes Baptista. The pioneering dancer passed away yesterday at […]

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Mercedes Batista: First black woman featured as dancer in Municipal Theater in Rio; introduced African elements into modern Brazilian dance

Black Female characters in children’s cultural productions is still important

Dance spectacular centered around Xica da Silva, an 18th century slave who became a rich woman, brings imaginary about the black female body to the stage

Pioneering dancer Mercedes Baptista passes away at 93; she was the first black woman to perform at the Municipal Theater in Rio

‘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