Middle class white women weighs in on the experiences of black husband
Middle class white women weighs in on the experiences of black husband Note from BW of Brazil: To be completely honest, I don’t expect any group […]
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There is not a more stupid political segment than the white middle class; is the presidential victory of Jair Bolsonaro all about supporting a candidate that will keep the black and poor in “their place”?
Note from BW of Brazil: So of course, by now, it’s old news. Extreme right PSL candidate Jair Bolsonaro won the election for the presidency […]
Moving on up! Despite a sharp economic downturn in recent years, nearly half a million blacks have entered Brazil’s upper and upper middle class
Even in an economic downturn, upper and upper middle class gains 464 thousand blacks Study shows that the combination of pretos (black) and pardos (browns) […]
Black militants and middle/upper class whites clash in demonstration -Whites support police action leading to murder of 10-year old black child, blacks protest
Note from BW of Brazil: Surely some people must sometimes wonder ‘what the hell is going on Brazil?’ But the things that are coming out […]
Black culture and rhythms played in the periphery invade parties in middle-class downtown of capital city
Note from BW of Brazil: As stated in numerous previous posts, the intent of this blog is to present to the English-speaking world information coming […]
“Who’s afraid of black teachers?” Starting in the 1930s, Brazil began replacing black teachers until the profession was overwhelmingly white, middle class and female. Teachers remain mostly white still today
Note from BW of Brazil: Throughout this blog’s existence, we have sought to consistently demonstrate how Brazil has for decades attempted to maintain an standard […]
Black girls, aged 10-14, descendants of runaway slave communities, victims of rape; worked as maids in middle-class homes of powerful white elites
Note from BW of Brazil: To say the least, this is quite a disturbing story! These types of reports once again makes one ask if […]
Middle-class vigilante group sought to “catch and kill”; thought to be responsible for tying black teen naked to a pole in Rio
Note from BW of Brazil: The story involving the young black male who stripped naked and tied to a pole by his neck provoked outrage […]
A blacker middle class: families of Brazil’s middle-class boom
Previously concentrated at the base of the pyramid of income, blacks are 80% of the 35 million people that ascended socially, pointing to a […]
Revisiting the black Brazilian middle class of 1999
With recent reports about the surge of Brazil’s black middle class and its buying power in the past decade, we thought it would be interesting […]
80% of Brazil’s new middle class is black and upper and upper-middle class consumers are none too pleased about it
Photo: The Alves family from the TV program “Rebelde” on the Record TV network A pair of articles caught my attention this week as they […]
Once excluded from Brazil’s soccer fields, black players are now regularly the majority on the country’s World Cup team
Note from BBT: A few months back, it hit me that the year we’re in, 2022, was a World Cup year. After another disappointing showing […]
Military Police recorded standing on a black woman’s neck acquitted of any wrongdoing
Note from BBT: It’s been a minute since I first reported on this story. Well, actually, as it turns out, it’s been more than a […]
In Minas Gerais, police assault woman with child in her arms, place knee on neck; why do white, middle-class Brazilians get a pass from the police?
Note from BBT: Another disgusting video recently surfaced showing the aggressive tactics of Brazilian Military Police. So, really, what else is new? By now everyone […]
