Controversial funk singer, Mr. Catra, husband to three wives and father of 32 children, dies at age 49
Controversial funk singer, Mr. Catra, husband to three wives and father of 32 children, dies at age 49 By Marques Travae One never knows when […]
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“It was not the white who enslaved the black, it was the black who enslaved the black”: Funk singer Mr. Catra’s recent comments re-ignite debate on slavery
Note from BW of Brazil: Before I get into today’s story I must first reveal to readers that this story first made headlines about two […]
Funk singer Mr. Catra dons a wig and women’s clothing for Mother’s Day promotional ad
Note from BW of Brazil: HA HA HA! Of course there will those who think this is cute and others who’ll get a laugh and […]
Rio funk rapper Mr. Catra welcomes his 22nd child with number 23 on the way
The funkeiro is 44 years old by Papelpop Last week, Rio funk rapper Mr. Catra, 44, saw his brood of 21 children increase once more. According to […]
Wife of Rio rapper Mr. Catra openly discusses polygamy; she is one of his four “wives” and mother of 4 of his 21 children by 14 women
She openly discusses polygamy as a reality and says that families of middle class neighborhoods are the ones deceiving themselves. Silvia Regina says that in […]
Why it’s wrong to say that “blacks enslaved blacks”
Note from BBT: Surely you’ve heard it a hundred times. “Don’t blame white people for black slavery when Africans sold other Africans into slavery”. Not […]
MC Carol’s turn: Black, fat and from the ghetto – Rio funkeira steals the show in Fox Life Brasil reality show ‘Lucky Ladies’
Note from BW of Brazil: Rio-style funk has been around for some time; at least two decades. And the genre has produced a number of […]
“My p*ssy is power”: Researcher will travel to US to discuss the intersection of funk music and feminism
Note from BW of Brazil: The funk music that comes out of Brazil’s favelas has been a topic discussed here on the blog in a […]
French photographer registers 400 “funk dances” in Rio; provides insight into disparaged and misunderstood community
Note from BW of Brazil: Over the past few decades, the sounds of “Brazilian Funk” have gained quite a following outside of Brazil. Several […]
Neymar and racism: a tragedy in four acts
Note from BW of Brazil: OK so there’s no way to avoid the obvious: The World Cup is HERE!! Cities are crazy, traffic, fireworks blowing […]
Brazil: One big, happy mixed family? Not exactly…The shame and dehumanizing of its black population
Note from BW of Brazil: OK, so by now, you must already know the story. Brazil, the great melting pot where everyone is a mixed […]
“We are not all monkeys!”: Bananas, publicity and a nation’s peculiar way of dealing with racism
Note from BW of Brazil: By now many people around the world are familiar with the problem of racism in European soccer stadiums. For the […]
Is the sexuality of black women judged differently from that of white women? The case of the funk group Bonde das Maravilhas
Note from BW of Brazil: OK, so the debate over the Brazilian music style known as “Funk” has raged on for a minute now. As […]
Girls of funk group, aged 13 to 20, targeted by Public Ministry due to the sexual nature of their performances
Note from BW of Brazil: Actually, I was beginning to wonder if this would ever happen. A little over a week ago, this blog featured […]
