Singer Thalma de Freitas: Nominated for the 2020 Grammy Awards
Singer /actress Thalma de Freitas in the only Brazilian nominated for the 2020 Grammy Awards; artist is recognized for her collaboration on the album Sorte! […]
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Actress/singer Thalma de Freitas takes sensual photos for magazine
Although the photo session is not one of those that shows everything, it’s not lacking in sensuality department. Actress and singer Thalma de Freitas did […]
Taís Araújo honors black Brazilian actresses After Death of Ruth de Souza
In emotional post after the death of veteran actress Ruth de Souza, Taís Araújo honors other black Brazilian actresses Araújo mentioned several black actresses in […]
A Tribute to Ruth de Souza (Pioneering actress) From Black Actors
A Tribute to Ruth de Souza (Pioneering actress) From Black Actors Note from BW of Brazil: The tributes continue to pour in on social networks. Pioneering […]
Rio-based singer Luciane Dom releases her first music video for the song “Seu Bem”; artist explores the black aesthetic as dancers act out a relationship
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s always a pleasure to bring exciting artists to our audiences, be they singers, actresses, graffiti artists, etc. Today we […]
Italian tourist killed in Ceará; victim’s friend from Rio apprehended. But is this Ph.D student really a suspect, or is she being held because she’s….black?
Note from BW of Brazil: Sad but bizarre story here. Short story. An Italian woman vacationing in northeastern Brazil was found bloodied and dead on […]
Five youth, ages 14-18, shot and killed by hooded assailants; 12 year old survives – Police believe massacre the work of a death squad
Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes there are simply no words to describe tragedies that happen. And as these type of things are the norm […]
“It’s not religious intolerance and is indeed racism”, says bàbá during roundtable on violence against the sacred spaces of African-oriented religions like Candomblé
Note from BW of Brazil: African oriented cultural practices such as the musical style Samba, the martial art capoeira and adherence to the candomblé religion […]
Not meant to survive: In 2011, 35% of homicides victimized black men aged 15-29
Note from BW of Brazil: The recent news that a Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman of the murder of African-American teen Trayvon Martin speaks volumes […]
“What Brazil really wants to be is blonde,” says researcher of racial inequality
Photo: Top, left to to right: Rafaella, sister of soccer star Neymar, actress Aparecida Petrowky, soccer star Neymar and singer Juliana Diniz. Bottom, left to right: […]
"Stop and Frisk" Brazilian style? Military Police captain gives order to approach black and brown suspects
Instruction based on the description of an assault victim in an upscale neighborhood by Thais Nunes Since December 21st of last year, police officers of […]
White couple accuses BMW dealership of racism against 7-year old adopted black child in Rio
Ronald and Priscilla Munk: couple’s black child told to leave a BMW store Store representative apologized and said it had been a ‘misunderstanding’. ‘This is […]
According to insiders, “In each battalion of the Military Police there’s a death squad”: Does this explain why so many black men are being killed?
Civil Police reveal how the new death squads of São Paulo work and denounce the persecutions the agents suffer that refuse to kill and […]
Psychologist and psychotherapist Maria Lúcia da Silva discusses the effects of racism and whiteness on mental health, identity and self-image of Afro-Brazilians
Psychologist and psychotherapist Maria Lúcia da Silva discusses the psychic conflicts that involve racism and discusses how prejudice is reflected in the lives of blacks in Brazil […]
