The “Tragic Mulata”: Rethinking The Mulata Category in Brazil
The “Tragic Mulata”: Rethinking The Mulata Category in Brazil Note from BBT: Ponder this question for a moment and then just think about. When you […]
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‘This Is Not A Mulata’ theater project discusses stereotypes and representations of the black woman
Note from BW of Brazil: The image is well cemented in the nation’s consciousness. The gyrating, frenetic dancing woman of visible African ancestry; the one […]
When street harassment is combined with racism: Personal reflection and film deal with the effects of “catcalling” on Afro-Brazilian women
Note from BW of Brazil: What comes to mind when men think of black women? And what is it that comes to mind when men think of […]
The incredible case of a black ‘palmiteiro’: He doesn’t want a ‘commitment’, but radically changes his mind when a white woman enters his life
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s a dialogue that desperately needs to happen! In Brazil today, the black population is waking up by the hundreds […]
The extinction of black, brown, yellow and beige: The extinction of the black race in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, it’s a conversation that many people don’t seem to want to have. Depending on where you live in Brazil, […]
Colorism – another weapon in the arsenal of white supremacy: what it is and how it works
Note from BW of Brazil: Racism in the land that would later be known as Brazil has existed perhaps since the colonization of the land […]
When the bright lights go dim: Two of Carnaval’s poster girls fall into depression after losing their status
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s something that millions dream of. Lights, camera, fame and fortune. Of course the feeling must be of utter joy […]
It’s time to give a red card to sexual tourism: My flesh doesn’t belong to Carnival, nor the World Cup!
Note from BW of Brazil: The preparation, spectacle and eventual outcome of the 2014 World Cup will no doubt be discussed, studied, researched and debated […]
Brazilian journalist says Cuban doctors arriving in Brazil look like “maids”
BW of Brazil: Since the initiation of Brazil’s “Mais Médicos” program to increase the country’s number of doctors per resident rate, a tidal wave of controversy […]
Can black women exist within a feminist movement dominated by white women?
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s a common issue. Many a movement or organization that have specific ideals, goals and demands attempt to build coalitions […]
White women for marrying and the Brazilian solution to race: the elimination of the black race
Note from BW of Brazil: Below is a piece written by George Oliveira that takes yet another look at interracial relationships in Brazil and a […]
In over 430 issues of the Brazilian edition of Playboy, only seven black women have made the cover
In its 35 years in Brazil, Playboy magazine has put out more than 430 issues, and featured some of the most beautiful Brazilian women to grace […]
How Brazilian ideologies of racial stereotypes apply to Viola Davis and the Oscars
The Oscars and Viola Davis in “The Help” So once again, Oscar time is upon us, and as usual, the media is clamoring and hyping […]
