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Suzane had everything to be a great babysitter, cleaning woman or maid (as Brazil expects of black women). But she wanted to be a doctor!

April 3, 2016 Marques Travae 2

“Suzane had everything to be a great babysitter, cleaning woman or maid. But she wanted to be a doctor, earned a scholarship from Prouni (with quotas […]

Preta Rara releases book on the work experiences of hundreds of maids

October 17, 2019 Marques Travae 0

“The modern slave quarters is the maid’s room”: A former maid, rapper/historian Preta Rara releases book on the work experieces of hundreds of maids When […]

Black woman in a nice home? She must be the maid

July 22, 2019 Marques Travae 1

“May I speak to the lady of the house?” Video satirizes Brazil’s belief that a black woman in a middle-class home must be a maid […]

How long will black women be maids in your novelas (soap operas)? Why Brazil’s media needs more black writers and directors

January 8, 2018 Marques Travae 1

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 […]

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Black woman with degree in fashion seeks job vacancies and denounces prejudice of public servant in Joinville: ‘We don’t have anything for cleaning services’

January 7, 2018 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: What’s the moral of today’s story? It’s very simple. In Brazil, regardless of what educational background a black woman has […]

“You used the bathroom; I heard the flush”: Woman fired the cleaning lady because she used her home’s bathroom and ate with the silverware

November 25, 2017 Marques Travae 0

“You used the bathroom; I heard the flush”: Woman fired the cleaning lady because she used her home’s bathroom and ate with the silverware By […]

An ex-cleaning lady, from the state of Minas Gerais, Maria Aparecida de Oliveira shines as a model at São Paulo Fashion Week: “A dream”

September 4, 2017 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: São Paulo Fashion Week is Brazil’s biggest fashion event rivaling top stages in New York, Paris, London, and Milan. But it […]

“She has the face of a maid”: Black Miss Brasil suffers verbal offenses, but this has nothing to with race, right?

August 24, 2017 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: In reality, there’s really nothing to see here. It’s just Brazil being Brazil. We’ve seen this time and time again […]

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Asked in the street if she does “cleaning work,” black historian Luana Tolentino replied, “No, I’m working on my masters. I’m a professor”

July 24, 2017 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: A native of the state of Minas Gerais, Luana Tolentino has been featured in a few previous posts on this blog. […]

From cleaning lady to judge’s robe: Adriana Maria Queiróz pens book on how she overcame life’s obstacles, humble origins and became a magistrate judge

May 1, 2017 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: These are the kind of stories are a sheer joy to add to this blog. In fact, these types of […]

Employee denounces store manager who posted photo of her cleaning on a social network with caption referring to her as the slave in popular soap opera

July 23, 2016 Marques Travae 4

Note from BW of Brazil: This story is so very typical of “we’re not racists” Brazil. If we didn’t already have enough stories demonstrating the […]

How Brazil sees black people! Street sweepers, maids and social marginals – Series of advertisements demonstrate the “place” of black Brazilians in society

June 9, 2016 Marques Travae 6

Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes things in a society becomes such a normalized part of life that people don’t even notice its existence. This […]

Told she’ll only be a maid, or will need to use her “black sexuality” to move up in life, quota student fires back on why Brazil owes its black citizens

January 21, 2016 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: The racial situation continues to heat up in Brazil as everyday there are more manifestations of rejection to the ascendance […]

Overcoming racism, poverty and low self-esteem, former cleaning woman Luana Tolentino becomes a teacher and now positively affects the lives of students with her unique teaching style

August 7, 2015 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: It’s always great to read stories of people finding ways to overcome adversity, excel in life and do exactly what […]

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Suzane had everything to be a great babysitter, cleaning woman or maid (as Brazil expects of black women). But she wanted to be a doctor!

Preta Rara releases book on the work experiences of hundreds of maids

Black woman in a nice home? She must be the maid

How long will black women be maids in your novelas (soap operas)? Why Brazil’s media needs more black writers and directors

Black woman with degree in fashion seeks job vacancies and denounces prejudice of public servant in Joinville: ‘We don’t have anything for cleaning services’

An ex-cleaning lady, from the state of Minas Gerais, Maria Aparecida de Oliveira shines as a model at São Paulo Fashion Week: “A dream”

“She has the face of a maid”: Black Miss Brasil suffers verbal offenses, but this has nothing to with race, right?

Asked in the street if she does “cleaning work,” black historian Luana Tolentino replied, “No, I’m working on my masters. I’m a professor”

From cleaning lady to judge’s robe: Adriana Maria Queiróz pens book on how she overcame life’s obstacles, humble origins and became a magistrate judge

Employee denounces store manager who posted photo of her cleaning on a social network with caption referring to her as the slave in popular soap opera

How Brazil sees black people! Street sweepers, maids and social marginals – Series of advertisements demonstrate the “place” of black Brazilians in society

Told she’ll only be a maid, or will need to use her “black sexuality” to move up in life, quota student fires back on why Brazil owes its black citizens

Overcoming racism, poverty and low self-esteem, former cleaning woman Luana Tolentino becomes a teacher and now positively affects the lives of students with her unique teaching style

‘Marias Chuteiras’: Brazil’s ‘soccer gold diggers’ are mostly interested in top soccer players; relationships lead to tens of thousands in monthly child support

Why do many foreigners see Brazilian women as sexual objects?

Black children are dressed as slaves in Independence Day civic parade in Paraná state in southern Brazil

‘’Yes, interracial love does exist, but some black people also use white people as a social passport, to feel more accepted’’, according to social influencer

Black men and black women are loving each other: How Afrocentric relationships reverberate with processes of self-affirmation of black cultural identity

In 2022, the World Cup starts on Black Consciousness Day and revives memory of the anti-racist struggle in Brazil

‘Marias Chuteiras’: Brazil’s ‘soccer gold diggers’ are mostly interested in top soccer players; relationships lead to tens of thousands in monthly child support

Once excluded from Brazil’s soccer fields, black players are now regularly the majority on the country’s World Cup team

Singer Anitta is a superstar, but for some, she is a terrible example with which to educate girls but that modern women feminists turn a blind eye

Juliana Nalú continues to be one of the great Brazilian models abroad; now being featured in brands of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, she is destined to become a top model

Juliana Nalú continues to be one of the great Brazilian models abroad; now being featured in brands of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, she is destined to become a top model

White couples, mixed couples and gay couples, but why did Brazilian advertisers ignore black couples on Brazil’s Valentine’s Day?

With “This is My Color” campaign and commercial, Avon launches makeup products to meet needs of wide range of black skin tones

Ten Black Brazilians included on 2020 MIPAD | Black Brazil Today

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