Actress Naruna Costa: “To protect myself, I avoided roles that sexualize black women”
Note from BBT: It’s been a minute since I discussed the position of black women and black Brazilians in general in film, TV and theater…Well, […]
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Drik Barbosa Sews The Strength of Black Women With a Mix of Rap
Drik Barbosa Sews The Strength of Black Women With a Mix of Rap Note from BW of Brazil: Brazilian music has been yet another path […]
Black Women Explore the world: Personal Archive Sophia Costa
Black Women Explore the world: Personal Archive Sophia Costa Note from BW of Brazil: It would actually be quite a daunting task to try to list […]
Structural racism and sexism lead black women to Romantic exclusion
Structural racism and sexism lead black women to Romantic exclusion Note from BW of Brazil: It is a regular theme discussed on this blog and […]
Although there have been improvements, Brazil’s advertising industry still reinforces stereotypes about the black population, study says
Note from BW of Brazil: Needless, advertising in Brazil leaves much to be desired if were expecting a fair representation of the Brazilian population. It […]
PretaLab (Black Women’s Lab): With support from the Ford Foundation, initiative seeks to stimulate inclusion in the techno world of the global economy
Note: Brazilian society has long deemed black women as only being appropriate for low skill and domestic labor, or gyrating to Carnaval’s driving samba rhythms. This […]
On average, on Brazil’s top TV networks, Globo, Record and SBT, only 8% of current casts of soap operas are black
Note from BW of Brazil: I’ve said this before, it’s an across the board policy. Since the controversy surrounding the cast of Brazil’s top television […]
Rede Globo TV sued for low percentage of black actors in novela set in state of Bahia; state nearly 80% black but main cast of soap opera is nearly 90% white
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, now things are getting interesting! It’ll be intriguing to see if activists actually manage to disrupt the “black exclusion/business […]
“I don’t wanna be your friend”: The precarious state of black women’s love lives
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s been a topic that’s intrigued me for a number of years. In any social network in which black Brazilians […]
What kind of tribute is this?!? Rio’s Salgueiro samba school generates controversy paying “homage” to black women with its members wearing blackface
Note from BW of Brazil: Ya know, this is actually beginning to be a worn out topic. Many people, including myself, have weighed in numerous […]
“You look at his face and don’t know if you hand over your phone or take off your panties”: White women rappers provoke cries of racist stereotypes with recent comments about Hip Hop group
Note from BW of Brazil: You know, if you didn’t know anything about Brazil, you might be surprised that these sort of controversies even happen. I won’t […]
How long will black women be maids in your novelas (soap operas)? Why Brazil’s media needs more black writers and directors
Note from BW of Brazil: The more things change the more they stay the same. That’s my basic assessment of black characters on Brazilian TV […]
Eight racist stereotypes that Brazilian novelas need to stop using: The continuous invisibility and devaluation of the black population
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s a topic that’s been discussed in numerous previous posts: the images, representation, and stereotypes of Afro-Brazilians on television. So […]
‘Protagonism is not ceded, it is conquered’: In panel, various successful Afro-Brazilian women discuss challenges black women face in Brazilian society
Note from BW of Brazil: The word protagonism is defined as “the state, character, or activity of a protagonist” or “the leading character, hero, or heroine […]
