Store in Rio de Janeiro ordered to compensate former employee who was forced to straighten her hair
Note from BW of Brazil: Once again, another example of how Brazil regularly rejects hair that isn’t straight! We know that in Brazil, many people […]
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Mixed/brown girls, mulatas, beige, exotic? No. They are black! Women tell how they discovered being black and the difference it makes in practice
Note from BW of Brazil: It may seem strange for anyone of African descent who doesn’t live in a Latin American country, but knowing or […]
“What racism has already caused in my life”: A personal reflection on living in Brazil as a black girl/woman
Note from BW of Brazil: The topic is regularly discussed on this blog. And that’s simply because it exists and there are still people who […]
The first in her family to earn a postgraduate degree, Mariana Fernandes discusses how affirmative action policies transformed her life
Note from BW of Brazil: Stories such as this one featured here today are perfect examples of why this blog exists in the first place. This […]
Specialists discuss the case of woman’s death after application of hair relaxer
Note from BW of Brazil: Many questions remain after a woman in the northeastern state of Bahia recently died about a week after applying a […]
Woman dies after applying hair relaxing product based in guanidine, sodium and lithium
Note from BW of Brazil: In 2009, the American comedian Chris Rock’s documentary Good Hair hit the big screen in American movie theaters. In a […]
Maternity hospital blog writes that women are straightening hair in an attempt to make “children more beautiful” and provokes protests
Note from BW of Brazil: First things first, this news is actually not new; it’s actually from earlier in year (January 24th). But what happened […]
Actress Aparecida Petrowky been’s rockin’ her ‘fro since April! "Women have to appreciate the black race and stop straightening their hair". See the gallery here!
Petrowky: “Women have to appreciate the black race and stop straightening their hair” We had a little fun on another post following actress Aparecida […]
