Segregation in education: Blacks make up less than 10% of students in the top 20 private schools in Brazil
Note from BBT: The question of access to education is one that I like to keep up with from […]
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Laws to Produce Racial Segregation: Experiences of a black journalist
Laws to Produce Racial Segregation: Experiences of a black journalist Note from BW of Brazil: I’ve said it for years. You don’t need laws that […]
What the racial map of Brazil reveals about segregation; African-American woman shares her experience living in an upper crust neighborhood of São Paulo
Note from BW of Brazil: Quick. What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word segregation? Do you think of Apartheid-era South Africa? Do […]
Racial Democracy or Informal Apartheid? South Africa and Brazil: Two historical, cultural contexts and different times, the same segregation
Note from BW of Brazil: Over the years, there has been a long running debate as to which nation is/was the most racist against black […]
Brazilian-styled segregation strikes again! Military Police in Rio stops bus, rounds up group of black teenagers headed for Copacabana beach
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, the Military Police are at it again doing what they do best: harassing people and treating people as second-class […]
Bloco groups of Salvador, Bahia: Brazilian styled racial segregation
All-white group in Bloco Eva (left): One of the accused blocos (right) Some, like the Ilê Aiyê, right, only accept blacks Note from BW […]
In 2022, the World Cup starts on Black Consciousness Day and revives memory of the anti-racist struggle in Brazil
Note from BBT: How fitting it is that the 2022 World Cup is starting in the month of November. I say this because, for those […]
‘Mommy, am I going to be white one day?’, asks black child after being called feces by classmates
Note from BBT: We’ll file today’s story in the full folder of racist incidents against Afro-Brazilian children. And believe me, the file is enormous. I’ve […]
Brazil loves immigrants, but only if they’re the right color
Note from BBT: So, today’s topic is one that I’ve been wanting cover for years, but just never got around to it. I mean, threre’s […]
Black Brazilians repudiate former Formula One driver’s usage of term ‘neguinho’ referring to Lewis Hamilton; but is the term equal to the ‘n-word’?
Note from BBT: So, recently an incident that underlines and exemplifies Brazil’s racial issues made international headlines. Whenever this happens, I always get a chuckle […]
Still treating black people like slaves: Young man seen handcuffed and dragged in street tied to back of police motorcycle
Note from BBT: By now, for black Brazilians, this story is old news of a familiar situation. A young black male being humiliated by police […]
Black singers shine on ‘The Voice Brasil’; recent death and career overview of musical maestro demonstrates huge influence of black Brazilian musicians
Note from BBT: The sudden death of the musician, arranger, producer and bandleader Letieres Leite last month saddened me for several minutes when the news […]
From Luedji Luna to Martinho da Vila, to Orquestra Afrosinfônica and Tuyo, meet the black Brazilians nominated for Latin Grammy awards
Note from BBT: Black Brazilian musical artists are finally beginning to get their just due. As Brazilians and as black. This may not sound like […]
A Hidden History: Black Freemasons in 19th-Century Brazil
Note from BBT: The text below is this blog’s second piece that approaches the question of black Brazilian freemasons and as more information is coming […]
