What comments of black Brazilians in a viral hashtag tell us about being black in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: It may be true that a site like BW of Brazil presents the experience of Brazilian styled racism to the […]
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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 […]
Shame on Brazil! Black Brazilian players severely criticized with racist insults after defeat: World Cup Exposes Racist and Machismo Culture
Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes it really seems that Brazilians have so little to celebrate on the world stage that every four years, they […]
For centuries Europeans exploited Africa and its people and in Brazil the situation remains the same – Could it be that it’s racism?
Note from BW of Brazil: With certainty, the majority of the world’s people don’t truly know the history of Africa and its people. Due to […]
What racial insults directed at actress Cris Vianna tell us about Brazilian society
Note from BW of Brazil: The story is getting to be pretty common. Black women. Brazilian. Prominence in the media. Racial insult. Actress Cris Vianna […]
When will racism in Brazil end up with imprisonment and instead of these “we are all such and such” campaigns?
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s a question we’ve long pondered here at BW of Brazil. In our almost four years of existence we’ve documented […]
Do Brazilians really believe that “we are all equal”? Actress Taís Araújo is latest victim of racist attacks on the internet
Note from BW of Brazil: If this were a criminal investigation, perhaps we would title it “The Latest from the Land of Racial Democracy, Exhibit […]
Another case of white privilege? The attitudes toward perceived criminals when one is black and the other white
Note from BW of Brazil: One of the purposes for the existence of this blog is to show how race, or if you prefer, color, […]
More from the land of “No, we aren’t racists” – Top news program’s first black weather girl targeted with numerous racist offenses on program’s social network
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, I can honestly say, this is absolutely shocking! What? Racist sentiments in Brazil?!?! The world must be ending! Alright, […]
How Brazil still can’t deal with racism: Little black girl tormented by racist classmates forced to apologize to her aggressors
Note from BW of Brazil: Absolutely absurd this story! More than a decade ago, researcher Eliane Cavalleiro released her groundbreaking work on how racism is […]
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 […]
Events of past few weeks reveal a fact most Brazilians don’t want to deal with: “We are all racists”
Note from BW of Brazil: The past few weeks have spoken volumes about how racism is maintained in Brazil all the while presenting a […]
