Actress/model Carolinne Oliveira, releases book “Preta Patrícia” (Black Brazilian Princess)
Note from BBT: First off, let me acknowledge that I had never even heard of Carolinne Oliveira before I learned of her recent book release. […]
Search Results for empoderamento
Black hair: The Problem Isn’t with Curly It’s with Nappy!
Note from BBT: People who have kept up with this blog for at least a year know that the issue of hair texture is a […]
Afro Brazilian Fashion: The Beauty of Empowerment
Afro Brazilian Fashion: The Beauty of Empowerment Note from BW of Brazil: It’s been some time since I featured a story about the world of […]
Senzala Hi-Tech: Music considers a future where black people “Exist”
Note from BW of Brazil: To be honest, I don’t even remember how I stumbled upon the music of the Hip Hop collective known as Senzala […]
Black Resistance Shows The Strength of its Culture on YouTube
Black Resistance Shows The Strength of its Culture on YouTube Note from BW of Brazil: I can’t stress enough how important the internet has been for […]
Mariana Villanova: The Black Woman has begun to speak of herself
Mariana Villanova: The Black Woman has begun to speak of herself Note from BW of Brazil: I can still remember pretty well when I first discovered […]
Joice Berth talks about the construction of affections of black women
Joice Berth talks about the construction of affections of black women Note from BW of Brazil: I can never tire of exploring this issue. Because, […]
Between color and candomblé: Professor Kiusam de Oliveira explains how involvement with Afro-Brazilian religions strengthened her as a black woman
Note from BW of Brazil: One of the key areas of study to understanding the brutal experience of the enslavement and the assault on African […]
14-year old MC Soffia’s message of black pride and empowerment will represent Brazil at the 2018 BET Awards in the category of Best New International Act
Note from BW of Brazil: When YOU shine we ALL shine!! Look at little MC Soffia goin’ international!! You KNOW I’m lovin’ this news! Little […]
“Out of place”?: On being a black woman in predominantly white spaces: invisibility and racism in 80% black Salvador, Bahia
“We know of the discomfort of situations in which we blacks are noticed, admonished, in a mixture of curiosity and amazement on the part of […]
“Our bodies are not available” – Carnaval dancers create the Samba Black Woman project; lectures address racism, sexism and women in the world of samba
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s a very timely discussion. In both Brazil and the United States these days, the question of sexual harassment and […]
“In a class of 40 new flight attendants, all were white”: Kenia Aquino details how she became a stewardess in yet another area in which black Brazilians are rare
Note from BW of Brazil: So much controversy! The happenings in Brazil in terms of race keep this writer/translator steadily busy trying to keep up […]
Netflix series ‘Dear White People’ (Cara Gente Branca) winning over new fans in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: This is my second feature here discussing the Netflix series Dear White People and its availability on the Brazilian market. […]
“I want more black women to feel beautiful just the way they are”: With inspiration from Mozambique, Ana Paula Xongani’s clothing line focuses on black beauty
Note from BW of Brazil: If you’ve been following news out of Black Brazil for any amount of time you must’ve noticed that there is […]
