In 2022, the World Cup starts on Black Consciousness Day and revives memory of the anti-racist struggle in Brazil
Note from BBT: How fitting it is that the 2022 World Cup is starting in the month of November. I say this because, for those […]
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‘Marias Chuteiras’: Brazil’s ‘soccer gold diggers’ are mostly interested in top soccer players; relationships lead to tens of thousands in monthly child support
Note from BBT: We are all familiar with what many would classify as that notorious class of women known as ‘groupies’ and ‘gold diggers’. For […]
Once excluded from Brazil’s soccer fields, black players are now regularly the majority on the country’s World Cup team
Note from BBT: A few months back, it hit me that the year we’re in, 2022, was a World Cup year. After another disappointing showing […]
“Get out, monkey!’’: In São Paulo, comedian-musician Eddy Jr. leaves his apartment after racist attack; incident triggers protest in front of apartment
Note from BBT: To begin today’s story, I will request that you file this one in the ‘Brazilians aren’t racists’ folder. You’ll see why in […]
New Afro.TV platform brings content and black narratives targeting the Afro-Brazilian population
Note from BBT: A number of things came to my mind after reading the contents of today’s story. The first thing was, after having finally […]
Snoop Dogg shares video by Brazil’s SBT-TV owner Silvio Santos; but does rapper know racial issues black Brazilians have with the media mogul?
Note from BBT: It’s always funny to me when I come across two or more stories that, on the outside, don’t seem related, but then […]
Rags to Riches: The meteoric Rise of Rio futebol player João Pedro
Rags to Riches: The meteoric Rise of Rio futebol player João Pedro Rags to riches: The meteoric rise of Rio futebol player João Pedro; a […]
Brazilian cartoon Monica’s Gang will be released as film on June 27th
Note from BW of Brazil: Before I get into today’s topic, I want to just mention how the idea of covering it came about. To […]
Does former futebol superstar Ronaldo still see himself as a white man?
Does former futebol superstar Ronaldo still see himself as a white man? Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s story takes me down memory lane for […]
Homeland of futebol cleats: book Reports on the overcoming of racism
The homeland of futebol cleats: book Reports on the overcoming of racism Note from BW of Brazil: Brazil has never been a country that is […]
Brazilian woman, Marcelle Soares Santos, from the state of Espírito Santo, wins a $70,000 grant from foundation that produced 47 Nobel Prize winners
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s stories such as this that we will continue to demand equal opportunity for a black population that, for the […]
“Day-to-day life in the favela is being militarized”: Policies of new President Jair Bolsonaro divide Afro-Brazilians in the poor communities of Rio de Janeiro
Note from BW of Brazil: Months ago, some time before the 2018 Presidential Election in Brazil, I pondered the question of why there were so many […]
“I found out I was black at age 67”: A chronicle about identity
Note from BW of Brazil: When I first got into the issues of race, racism and racial identity in Brazil, I came across wild estimations […]
Leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro has more support among back Brazilians; candidate supports death squads that are known for murdering thousands of young blacks in Bahia
Note from BW of Brazil: I gotta admit, this has me scratching my head. How is it that a man can say crude, disrespectful, outrageous […]
