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“Blacks can’t ride in a taxi”: Olympic gold medalist? So what, you’re still a suspect! Rafaela Silva reveals being harassed by police just sitting in a cab

February 24, 2018 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: In a recent post here, I alerted readers that the Federal Government had voted to send in the Brazilian Army to intervene […]

Rafaela Silva won Olympic gold but many afro-brasileiras in the Games have won medals and championships in recent years – Meet 15 of them!

August 16, 2016 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: Of course, as was expected, the United States and its top-ranked athletes have once again claimed most of the glory […]

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Can we keep it real, Brazil? You don’t really love the Rafaela Silvas of the world; you only like this one temporarily because she won the gold!

August 11, 2016 Marques Travae 34

Note from BW of Brazil: OK, so now that we have celebrated the exhilarating victory of judo artist Rafaela Silva bringing home Brazil’s first gold […]

Black, poor, female, HERO: Rafaela Silva wins Brazil’s first gold medal at home in the 2016 Olympic Games

August 10, 2016 Marques Travae 6

Note from BW of Brazil: What can we say? Simply proud, proud, proud! By now, everyone who has been following the 2016 Olympics in Rio […]

Rafaela Silva becomes first Brazilian female world champion of Judo!

September 1, 2013 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s story is an example of perseverance, determination, overcoming the odds and racist criticism. Reported back in August of 2012 […]

After being eliminated due to an illegal hit, judo wrestler Rafaela Silva reacts to racist criticism online; Twitter user called her a monkey that belongs in a cage

August 11, 2012 Marques Travae 6

Rafaela Silva laments her disqualification from the Olympics Judo wrestler apologizes to Judo Confederation and says that at the moment she was a little “hot-headed”. […]

After being eliminated due to an illegal hit, judo wrestler Rafaela Silva reacts to racist criticism online; Twitter user called her a monkey that belongs in a cage

August 11, 2012 Marques Travae 4

Rafaela Silva laments her disqualification from the Olympics Judo wrestler apologizes to Judo Confederation and says that at the moment she was a little “hot-headed”. […]

Willian Augusto da Silva hijacks a bus with a toy gun in Rio de Janeiro

August 22, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Willian Augusto da Silva hijacks a bus with a toy gun in Rio de Janeiro Note from BW of Brazil: You just never know when and […]

Brazil’s Edu Lyra, founder of NGO Gerando Falcões that brings opportunities to favela slums, is one of the most influential African descendants in the world

November 14, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Noted from BBT: The Brazilian slums and peripheries of large cities could be a huge source of talent and potential. I’ve known of numerous examples […]

Rebeca Andrade wins gold in the vault and becomes the 1st Brazilian woman to be an Olympic champion in gymnastics

August 2, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Rebeca Andrade wins gold in the vault and becomes the 1st Brazilian woman to be an Olympic champion in gymnastics By Marques Travae She’s gold. […]

‘’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

July 20, 2021 Marques Travae 3

Note from BBT: You know I have to go here every now and then, so when I haven’t talked about it in a while, you can […]

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“Blacks can’t ride in a taxi”: Olympic gold medalist? So what, you’re still a suspect! Rafaela Silva reveals being harassed by police just sitting in a cab

Rafaela Silva won Olympic gold but many afro-brasileiras in the Games have won medals and championships in recent years – Meet 15 of them!

Can we keep it real, Brazil? You don’t really love the Rafaela Silvas of the world; you only like this one temporarily because she won the gold!

Black, poor, female, HERO: Rafaela Silva wins Brazil’s first gold medal at home in the 2016 Olympic Games

Rafaela Silva becomes first Brazilian female world champion of Judo!

Willian Augusto da Silva hijacks a bus with a toy gun in Rio de Janeiro

Rebeca Andrade wins gold in the vault and becomes the 1st Brazilian woman to be an Olympic champion in gymnastics

‘’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

Luedji Luna gives voice to Black Women with intimate Exploration

João Pedro Shot and killed During Police Operation in São Gonçalo

TV Series of Marielle Franco: Council Woman in Rio de Janeiro

‘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

Bombril scouring pad “Krespinha” Stereotypes Associate Product