Racial inequalities persist after 125 years of the abolition of slavery
by Naira Sodré and Max Milliano Melo Yesterday, May 13, we remembered the date of the abolition of slavery in Brazil in 1888. But 125 years […]
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May 13, 2013, 125 years since the abolition of slavery, but today 8 of 10 people working in conditions analogous to slavery are of African descent
Note from BW of Brazil: Today, May 13th, marks the 125th year of the abolition of slavery in Brazil which lasted about 350 years until 1888. […]
125 years after the abolition of slavery in Brazil, children and teens feel that there is still something to abolish: prejudice!
Note from BW of Brazil: Although many don’t realize it, during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Brazil imported more African slaves than any other Western nation. […]
89 year old black woman subjected to slavery in the city of Santos for 50 years
Note from BBT: From the time I started studying issues of race in Brazil, I became aware of the lengths that citizens would go to […]
May 13: What abolition? 133 years after the end of slavery in Brazil, racism and state violence still plague the black population
Note from BBT: Having been forced to take a brief hiatus in this past week, there has been a mountain of news stories that I’ve […]
Slavery in 2020: People working in conditions analogous to slavery
Slavery in 2020? Since 2003, more 3,000 cases of people working in conditions analogous to slavery were discovered in Brazil; in Bahia, 21 were recently […]
For presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, “the Brazilian Trump”, Africans are responsible for slavery and country owes black population nothing for slavery
For presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, “the Brazilian Trump”, Africans are responsible for slavery and country owes black population nothing for slavery By Marques Travae; images […]
A few hours of pleasure? Motel Senzala in Porto Alegre, located in southern Brazil, offers slavery-themed rooms complete with chains, shackles and cages
A few hours of pleasure? Motel Senzala in Porto Alegre, located in southern Brazil, offers slavery-themed rooms complete with chains, shackles and cages Ya see, […]
“For sale, for rental and runaways”: Black slaves in 19th century classified ads; a reminder of May 13th, when slavery was abolished in Brazil 127 years ago
Note from BW of Brazil: As we’ve seen recently, 350 year plus years of the inhumane institution of slavery has had and continues to have […]
“We need girls for child labor and slavery”: Newspaper classified ad seeks girl 12-18 for illegal adoption and child labor
Note from BW of Brazil: Let’s clarify, the above ad doesn’t actually request a slave, but we will expound on that in the reason for […]
History of abolition in Brazil ignores its true heroes; 126 years later Brazilian society has yet to attain equality
Note from BW of Brazil: Last Tuesday, May 13th, was the commemoration of 126 years of the abolition of slavery in Brazil. Since the […]
Law abolishing slavery in Brazil was signed on May 13, 1888; for Afro-Brazilians, it’s no motive of celebration
Note from BW of Brazil: This week, on May 13th, Brazil commemorated the 126th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. For those who don’t know, […]
126 years of abolition: black women and the meaning of May 13th
Note from BW of Brazil: Another May 13th has come and gone but even 126 years after this historic day when Princesa Isabel signed […]
25 curious facts about slavery in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: Whenever discussing the experiences of African descendants in the Americas, the topic will inevitably turn to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade […]
