Nega Maluca Carnaval bloco still parades with depreciative images
Even after numerous discussions on its racist origins, in the city of in Angra dos Reis, the Nega Maluca Carnaval bloco still parades with depreciative […]
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At it again! White makeup artist encourages other women to put on blackface and “all be Nega Maluca”, the ‘crazy black woman’, in Carnival 2019
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, as we can see, they’re at it again. I have to wonder sometimes if this fetish of dressing up or […]
In 2016? Really? Popular Globo TV morning program features guest wearing ‘blackface’ dressed as ‘nega maluca’ and is accused of racism
Note from BW of Brazil: Let’s just be real about this. For me, this is not a case of not being aware of the offensive […]
For Carnaval, please don’t dress up as ‘Nega Maluca’ (crazy black woman), it’s not funny!
Note from BW of Brazil: From the time we first featured a report about the infamous “Nega Maluca” character and costume several years ago, we’ve […]
"Nega Maluca" and the popularization of blackface in Brazil
Although the season of Carnaval has yet to start, when I came across these images, I was a little disturbed. I can’t say that I was […]
The “angry black woman”, the effects of internalized racism, misplaced militancy, black females beefing: reality show displays complexities of blackness
Note from BBT: In recent weeks, with the elimiantion of several of the black participants on the Big Brother Brasil reality show saw a sharp […]
Structural racism and sexism lead black women to Romantic exclusion
Structural racism and sexism lead black women to Romantic exclusion Note from BW of Brazil: It is a regular theme discussed on this blog and […]
Supermarket accused of racism after associating black woman with broom
Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes, you really do have to wonder. How do these types of things come to fruition without somebody involved stopping […]
“I love being black!” – Popular white singer Daniela Mercury heavily criticized for honoring legendary Afro-Brazilian singer in blackface and afro wig
Note from BW of Brazil: Does anyone dare call it a conspiracy? In the past three years or so there has been an enormous increase […]
What? She’s not naked??? Why the ‘new Globeleza’ commercial is an advance for the representation of black women in Brazil and what it says about activism
Vermelho Note from BW of Brazil: Really? Already? I guess I’m not the only one who was caught by surprise by the new, annual Globeleza […]
Culture silences racism: Black artists are gaining visibility and occupying spaces in institutions that previously ignored them
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, in reality, I would have to disagree with the title chosen for today’s post. Cultural practices and exhibits may […]
White teacher in nation’s capital wears blackface to popular festa – Once again the Brazilian school plays a leading role in racism
Note from BW of Brazil: In some ways, there’s really no necessity on even commenting on today’s post as we’ve covered it so thoroughly almost […]
March 21, the International Day against Racial Discrimination: Black students open up about racism and the fight against prejudice
Note from BW of Brazil: On a day recognized internationally for the struggle against racism (and Brazil certainly needs such a day), we present yet […]
For a Carnaval without blackface or cultural appropriation: Blackness is not a prop
Note from BW of Brazil: As the month of February comes to a close, the yearly revelry that is Brazil’s highly celebrated Carnaval season (that […]
