A call for end of the “Globeleza Mulata”: A Manifesto
Note from BW of Brazil: As most fans of Brazil’s most exuberant, most exciting time of the year already know, it’s Carnaval time! But in […]
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“Our bodies do not belong to us”: In Bahia, activist makes accusation of incitement to prostitution; in Rio, ‘mulatologist’ requests R$1 million to find the best ‘mulata’ – Welcome to Carnaval 2015!
Note from BW of Brazil: Lights, cameras, actions, joy, dancing and women…usually nearly naked. These are some of the things that come to mind when […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Oscars 2016: If black Americans are fighting for full equality, why are black Brazilians fighting to hold onto crumbs?
Note from BW of Brazil: For a number of years there has been a discussion as to why it seems that descendants of enslaved Africans […]
13 racist expressions that they need to eliminate from their vocabulary
Note from BW of Brazil: Brazil is a country that loves to ignore or dismiss accusations that it is a deeply racist society in its ideologies, institutions, […]
Black women activists call for an end to ‘blackface’ Carnaval costumes!
Note from BW of Brazil: Just a few days ago, we posted another example of Brazil’s shameful practice of white actors painting their faces black […]
The right to [not] samba: the representation of black women in Carnival
Note from BW of Brazil: Carnaval 2015 has come and gone but the voices of black women about the representation of black women in the […]
Carnaval may be coming, but for expert Eliane Oliveira, racism remains the order of the day at Brazil’s most powerful TV network
Note from BW of Brazil: Right around this, depending on where one lives in Brazil, the heavily percussive sounds of rehearsals peculating into the night signal one […]
The perverse connection between the stereotype and racism: 14 reasons NOT to watch the “Sexo e as negas” series
Note from BW of Brazil: Last night, the controversial new Globo TV series Sexo e as negas took its second episode on the air. The debate […]
“Globo TV, I am not one of your nêgas”: Afro-Brazilian woman reacts to latest TV show that reduces black women to their sexuality
Note from BW of Brazil: Sound the alarm, for there’s another fire brewing in Brazil! Once again, the object scorn is the long time […]
July 25th is the International Afro-Latin American and Afro-Caribbean Women’s Day: Black Women of Brazil raise their voices, call for struggle and unity against racist and sexist oppression
Note from BW of Brazil: Today, July 25th, is a day to celebrate the unique experiences of black women in Latin America and Caribbean. Although […]
