Brazilian cartoon Monica’s Gang will be released as film on June 27th
Note from BW of Brazil: Before I get into today’s topic, I want to just mention how the idea of covering it came about. To […]
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1970 classic American film ‘Love Story’ staged in Brazil as a musical with an all black cast
Note from BW of Brazil: I would really LOVE to see this play! As we’ve seen in numerous previous posts, theater is an area where […]
Research shows that black women are excluded from Brazilian cinema; represent only 4.4% of casts of films
Note from BW of Brazil: The Brazilian movie market, like its television industry, is a virtual colony of American productions. TV networks such as Globo, […]
Popular African-American actress Tichina Arnold of "Martin" and "Everybody Hates Chris" fame is coming to Brazil!
Actress Tichina Arnold Today, in the midst of all of the craziness of Carnaval, we received conformation that another famous African-American public figure will be […]
Racism in Latin American children’s programs
On Brazilian television, it’s very common to see television shows and movies made outside of the country being shown on TV stations. In many of […]
Halloween vs. Saci Pererê, the one-legged black boy: Why some Brazilians are calling for a folkloric character to replace October 31st traditions
Note from BBT: Any non-Brazilian who has taken interest with elements of Brazilian culture will be familiar with the character known as Saci Pererê. I […]
Afro-Brazilian entrepreneurs making sales with race-oriented phrases on t-shirts
Note from BBT: It’s yet another symbol an identity that sometimes seems to be lacking in Brazil. In my first few visits to Brazil in […]
“The black woman is not a Carnival costume” – Note to Brazil: Blackface is still not funny!
Note from BW of Brazil: Needless to say, this beyond annoying! Even more annoying are the tired attempts of defending this behavior! It’s Carnaval time […]
“If I don’t see myself, I don’t buy it” – It may be ‘Black Friday’ in Brazil, but store ads remain overwhelmingly white as usual
Note from BW of Brazil: Anyone who has lived or visited Brazil for any extended period of time knows that in terms of advertising, companies […]
Adriana Bombom wants to be the “Brazilian Oprah Winfrey” but is this even possible in Brazil’s Eurocentric media?
Note from BW of Brazil: What woman wouldn’t want to trade places with the American media mogul Oprah Winfrey? The presence of a black woman […]
