Ten Black Brazilians included on 2020 MIPAD | Black Brazil Today
Note from BBT: Black Brazilians have been regularly featured on the Most Influential People of African Descent list for the past few years and 2020 […]
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For the first time in Brazil, Viola Davis learns Afro-Brazilian history, visits a samba school and records an interview to promote ‘The Woman King’ film
Note from BBT: By now, most of you have probably already heard all of the hoopla surrounding the new Viola Davis film The Woman King. […]
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
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 […]
Feira Preta, Brazil’s ‘Black Expo’, announces marketplace for e-commerce to leverage black entrepreneurship
Note from BBT: This is pretty big news. The annual event known as Feira Preta has been the biggest black cultural event in all of […]
In a recent issue, GQ Brasil magazine featured three covers with black men; meet Agatha Barbosa, a fashion producer responsible for making it happen
Note from BBT: Another story from the vault. The origins of today’s post actually go back to last July of last year and even though […]
Meet Ernesto Batista Mané Júnior, a diplomat and nuclear scientist that speaks five languages
Note from BBT: You really have to love stories such as this one. 37-year old Ernesto Batista Mané Júnior is doing the thing. Not only […]
Ingrid Silva: First black Brazilian ballerina featured on the cover of Vogue Brasil
Note from BBT: It’s a funny thing about blogging. Out of nowhere, an article that you posted a month ago, six months ago or even […]
Actor Érico Bras Talks About Black Love | Black Brazil Today
Actor Érico Bras Talks About Black Love Actor Érico Bras talks about black love: “It’s important that black men unite with black women” By Marques […]
Black Personalities advise and inform Brazilians About COVID-19
Black Personalities advise and inform Brazilians About COVID-19 Black personalities use social media to inform on Covid-19 With concern over the spread of the Coronovirus […]
The black entrepreneurial spirit: 18th annual Feira Preta
The black entrepreneurial spirit: 18th annual Feira Preta (Brazil’s black expo) Note from BW of Brazil: Well, another edition of Feira Preta has come and […]
In a ceremony in New York, 11 Brazilians are honored among 224 of the Most Influential People of African Descent in the World; award given to high achievers under 40
In a ceremony in New York, 11 Brazilians are honored among 224 of the Most Influential People of African Descent in the World; award given […]
Considered one of “the most influential blacks under 40”, Rene Silva still has to deal with attitudes that blacks should stay in “their place”
Considered one of “the most influential blacks under 40”, Rene Silva still has to deal with attitudes that blacks should stay in “their place” By […]
The “New Black Globalization” – Connections of diasporas and African countries; recent visit by king of Yorubas to Brazil encourages calls for black nationalism
Note from BW of Brazil: The recent visit by King Oni of Ifé, leader of the Yoruba people in Nigeria, is being hailed as an […]
Brazilian couple (Kenia Maria and Érico Brás) is among the most influential blacks in the world for the second time
Note from BW of Brazil: For the second year in a row, a Brazilian couple is on the MIPAD list of Most Influential People of African Descent. […]
