Beauty and Magazine Covers in Brazil: The Overwhelming Dictatorship of Whiteness
Sometimes it amazes me when white people look at events or certain media that is aimed at and features specific segments of a population and […]
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Beauty and Magazine Covers in Brazil: The Overwhelming Dictatorship of Whiteness
Sometimes it amazes me when white people look at events or certain media that is aimed at and features specific segments of a population and […]
With a feature in TIME magazine, selected GQ Brasil’s ‘woman of the year’ and new single and video, ‘’Gueto’’, singer IZA prepares for a big year
Note from BBT: Well, it definitely looks like ole’ girl is on her way. Last week, I received a press release about Iza’s new single and video […]
In a recent issue, GQ Brasil magazine featured three covers with black men; meet Agatha Barbosa, a fashion producer responsible for making it happen
Note from BBT: Another story from the vault. The origins of today’s post actually go back to last July of last year and even though […]
Brazil’s advertising industry Continues to Value Whiteness
Brazil’s advertising industry Continues to Value Whiteness Note from BW of Brazil: Last month, on December 24th, made 20 years since I developed an interest […]
The New Concept of Beauty: More Black Faces on Magazine Covers
The New Concept of Beauty: More Black Faces on Magazine Covers Note from BW of Brazil: What’s going on? It’s a shame that I even have […]
“Can I take out all my hair and put in blond hair?”, a 3-year old black girl asks her mother – The effects of whiteness on black children
Note from BW of Brazil: If you really want to know how perceptions of race affect people, all you really need to do is talk to […]
What do Brazil’s ultra white magazine stands tell us about race? Will the real racist country please stand up?
BW of Brazil: We’ve heard the same tired arguments for decades. “Brazilians aren’t racists.” “Racist countries are the United States and South Africa.” “Brazil isn’t […]
Newsstands are just a little less white this month as three major women’s magazines feature black women on their covers
Note from BW of Brazil: Yesterday, we brought you a story showing that journalist Maria Júlia Coutinho is featured on the cover of the women’s magazine […]
Journalist Maria Júlia Coutinho covers Claudia magazine: ‘My militancy is my work’
Note from BW of Brazil: “Nossa” (Wow!) was this writer’s first reaction upon entering the Cultural Livraria bookstore one day this week. As I often […]
Cida Bento: Black Brazilian woman is among The Economist magazine’s 50 most influential professionals of diversity in the world
Note from BW of Brazil: And the success stories continue! The Black Women of Brazil blog was created to not only divulge news from the racial […]
Magazines exclude black teens: “I’m in Brazil, but I feel as if I’m in Russia”, says Communications student
Note from BW of Brazil: The report we feature today is not new. In fact , it is the second time this blog has featured […]
Singer Preta Gil’s skin color lightened on magazine cover
Note from BW of Brazil: OK, so we’ve seen this type of thing before. The “accidental” lightening of the skin of certain entertainers has been […]
Actress Erika Januza re-creates People magazine “most beautiful woman” Lupita Nyong’o cover
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s feature brings actress Erika Januza to the forefront once again. Erika was previously featured on the blog in anticipation […]
