The “Tragic Mulata”: Rethinking The Mulata Category in Brazil
The “Tragic Mulata”: Rethinking The Mulata Category in Brazil Note from BBT: Ponder this question for a moment and then just think about. When you […]
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Mixed/brown girls, mulatas, beige, exotic? No. They are black! Women tell how they discovered being black and the difference it makes in practice
Note from BW of Brazil: It may seem strange for anyone of African descent who doesn’t live in a Latin American country, but knowing or […]
‘This Is Not A Mulata’ theater project discusses stereotypes and representations of the black woman
Note from BW of Brazil: The image is well cemented in the nation’s consciousness. The gyrating, frenetic dancing woman of visible African ancestry; the one […]
“But you’re not black; you’re morena!” – How the denial of identity is symptomatic of structural racism in Brazilian society
Note from BW of Brazil: I must admit, the discussion over this topic is quite intriguing. In a recent post in which we featured Camila […]
Mulata? Morena? Not anymore!: The power and liberation of recognizing one’s self as black
Note from BW of Brazil: Today at BW of Brazil, we bring you yet another powerful piece from the ladies over at the great blog […]
“To stop being a racist, my love, is not to fuck a mulata”: Considerations on racist compliments
Note from BW of Brazil: This latest post touches on many of the topics that have been previously discussed here at BW of Brazil. Brazilian-styled […]
The Brazilian mulata: black woman or something entirely different?
Soccer star Vagner Love surrounded by five mulatas Last week I had a discussion about Brazil with an African-American graphic designer. He was putting […]
“My clothes are only for white girls!”: 3 months before being crowned Miss Brasil, designer prohibited Monalysa Alcântara from modeling her brand
Note from BW of Brazil: So it seems that the new Miss Brasil has had previous experience with other racist attitudes beyond those who expressed […]
“I am a black woman”: After much criticism and confusion over her racial identity, popular YouTuber Rayza Nicácio declares herself ‘negra’
Note from BW of Brazil: Such a very Brazilian story! If you’ve ever had any dealings with Brazilians, particularly those who you may see as […]
Why do the vast majority of funk music videos by male singers overwhelmingly feature white and light-skinned mestiça women in lead and background roles?
Note from BW of Brazil: The origins of today’s post actually go back several months. The first incident that made me think of covering this […]
Being black (in a country that doesn’t want to be)
Note from BW of Brazil: Yes, the question of identity. When this blog first started back in 2011, we posted an article about the complexities […]
A little story of how one woman found herself as a black woman in the midst of a family of German immigrants
Note from BW of Brazil: Personal stories have provided some of the best insight into the development of black identity among women of African ancestry […]
From the kitchen to the bedroom: A brief historical analysis of the role of black women in Brazilian novels, television and film
Note from BW of Brazil: With the debut of the new Globo TV series entitled Sexo e as negas and its accompanying controversy, it is […]
It’s time to give a red card to sexual tourism: My flesh doesn’t belong to Carnival, nor the World Cup!
Note from BW of Brazil: The preparation, spectacle and eventual outcome of the 2014 World Cup will no doubt be discussed, studied, researched and debated […]
