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Why representation matters; Jarid Arraes releases book about black Brazilian heroines and immediately breaks sales record for independent publisher

June 26, 2017 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: The invisibility of Afro-Brazilian authors, subjects, themes, and protagonists is no secret. Go to any bookstore throughout Brazil, small and […]

Representation matters: A project conceived by Rio-based sociologist and bookseller Luciana Bento lists one hundred books featuring black girls

March 23, 2016 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: The title says it all: Representation matters! It’s one of the major topics of this blog and its great seeing […]

Representation matters! Brazilian child poses with ‘Stars Wars’ character doll that is ‘black like me’ and receives a message from actor John Boyega

January 18, 2016 Marques Travae 6

Note from BW of Brazil: The story we bring you today represents so much that we discuss on this blog. This story blew up […]

Real talk: Why black television representation matters

February 27, 2015 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: Black representation in the media is a common theme here on the blog precisely because, in Brazil, it is so […]

After telling other black girls not give up on their dreams in a speech, black model is eliminated from Miss Teen Earth pageant

May 30, 2021 Marques Travae 2

Note from BBT: Well, well, so here we go again with Brazil’s obsession with presenting a ‘’we are the world’’ image on the racial question […]

Vale do Dendê (Dendê Valley) combines innovation and ‘Bahianess’ to transform Salvador into the Brazilian Silicon Valley

February 19, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: Salvador, Bahia, is one of those places that will always provoke memories. After a fascination the history of black Brazilians hit me […]

White Hegemony Introduced By Nine Year old child | Black Brazil

January 7, 2020 Marques Travae 0

“Mommy, is it true that there’s no such thing as a black princess?”: Nine-year child is introduced to white hegemony through the words of a […]

Lack of positive references is one of the causes of suicide in Blacks

September 17, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Lack of positive references is one of the causes of suicide in Blacks Note from BW of Brazil: It goes without saying that this is a […]

Journalist Maju Coutinho will Narrate Michelle Obama’s memoir

June 11, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Journalist Maju Coutinho will Narrate Michelle Obama’s memoir Note from BW of Brazil: When I first started watching Globo TV’s international channel, I remember very […]

The musical ‘Elza’ about the life of the ‘Brazilian Tina Turner’, Elza Soares, wins theater awards; question remains: Where are Brazil’s black women superstars?

February 25, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Last April, in an article about musician/singer Júlia Dias, the mention of a musical about the life and career of […]

In ultra-Eurocentric Brazil, black parents seek representation in literature for their children

December 11, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: It’s no secret that black children in Brazil have very few choices when it comes to having role models to […]

In Bahia, 76.3% of the population defines itself as black brown or mixed, but 79% of professors at the Federal University of Bahia are white

July 3, 2018 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: Wow! Now, if it’s hard to find black professors at the federal university located in a state with one of […]

The discarding of identity in Brazil’s media: Where being black and invisible is the rule rather than the exception

February 8, 2017 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: I must admit, I stopped watching TV regularly several years ago. The media vehicle simply stopped being important to me. […]

“Bonecas Pretas” (black dolls) video by Bahian singer Larissa Luz gives voice to the rising demand for black representation in the toy market

February 6, 2017 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: The struggle continues…and voices demanding change, equality and representation also continue to grow! The fact that I have documented […]

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Why representation matters; Jarid Arraes releases book about black Brazilian heroines and immediately breaks sales record for independent publisher

Representation matters: A project conceived by Rio-based sociologist and bookseller Luciana Bento lists one hundred books featuring black girls

Representation matters! Brazilian child poses with ‘Stars Wars’ character doll that is ‘black like me’ and receives a message from actor John Boyega

Real talk: Why black television representation matters

After telling other black girls not give up on their dreams in a speech, black model is eliminated from Miss Teen Earth pageant

Vale do Dendê (Dendê Valley) combines innovation and ‘Bahianess’ to transform Salvador into the Brazilian Silicon Valley

White Hegemony Introduced By Nine Year old child | Black Brazil

Lack of positive references is one of the causes of suicide in Blacks

The musical ‘Elza’ about the life of the ‘Brazilian Tina Turner’, Elza Soares, wins theater awards; question remains: Where are Brazil’s black women superstars?

In ultra-Eurocentric Brazil, black parents seek representation in literature for their children

In Bahia, 76.3% of the population defines itself as black brown or mixed, but 79% of professors at the Federal University of Bahia are white

The discarding of identity in Brazil’s media: Where being black and invisible is the rule rather than the exception

“Bonecas Pretas” (black dolls) video by Bahian singer Larissa Luz gives voice to the rising demand for black representation in the toy market

‘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

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