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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 […]

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 […]

“Black women take care of white women’s children when no one else is there”: Creuza de Oliveira, president of the domestics union, talks about the importance of Brazil’s new maid law

April 26, 2013 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: This blog has covered the maid/employer relationship extensively as momentum for the new domestics law continued to grow in anticipation […]

Whitewashing history?: Activists protest choice of ‘white’ actress to portray 17th century enslaved woman considered country’s first black lawyer

October 18, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: Why is that this story seems so familiar? An accusation that an historically black figure has been whitewashed, thought to be white […]

Rebeca Andrade’s silver medal gives Brazil its first Olympic medal for women’s gymnastics; Simone Biles seen cheering her on in the stands

July 30, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Rebeca Andrade’s silver medal gives Brazil its first Olympic medal for women’s gymnastics; Simone Biles seen cheering her on in the stands By Marques Travae […]

Black Bandits: How Brazil’s media continues to perpetuate the racist image of black criminals

July 21, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Black Bandits: How Brazil’s media continues to perpetuate the racist image of black criminals By Marques Travae In past reports I have referenced the works […]

Even with the challenges of black authors publishing books in Brazil, Afro-Brazilian literature is gradually gaining more space in bookstores

July 15, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Even with challenges of black authors publishing books in Brazil, the presence of Afro-Brazilian literature continues to grow By Marques Travae For years I’ve noted […]

Black Brazilians are advancing in the undergraduate programs that most train executives, but are still invisible to companies

July 15, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: It is clear that things are changing for black Brazilians. After two decades of affirmative action policies, more access to higher education […]

Engineer makes history in technology among black Brazilians and joins Forbes list of innovators

June 22, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: These are some very intriguing times here in Brazil in relation to its black population. On the one hand, we have an […]

“Why are you dating that BLACK guy? Are you trying to dirty up the family’s blood?”: When anti-black racism comes from black and brown families themselves

May 1, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: I try to mix things up on this blog, sometimes writing about very serious topics, sometimes a little history, sometimes frivolous things. […]

“I was the only one in my graudating class”: 20 years after Brazilian universities began affirmative action, college is still a lonely experience for black students

March 21, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: Much has been said and written about the massive increase of black students in Brazilian univerities. Just twenty years ago, seeing a […]

With Harriet Tubman being considered for the first black woman to grace an American bill, here are a few black Brazilian women to consider for the Brazilian REAL

February 5, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: For anyone who knows me and my political views, they can attest to the fact that I saw this past election cycle […]

On this date in 1935 was born one of Brazil’s most important intellectuals, a leading voice of black women and Afro-Brazilians, Lélia Gonzalez

February 1, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: It’s very fitting that the subject of today’s post is being featured on what would have been her 86th birthday as well […]

In Brazil, black entrepreneurship gaining strength: In Minas Gerais black women release Niari Cosméticos for black hair textures

January 10, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: In Brazil, black entrepreneurship is exploding! It’s not something that I can verify just from the articles coming out about Afro-Brazilian emtrepreneurs, […]

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

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!

“Black women take care of white women’s children when no one else is there”: Creuza de Oliveira, president of the domestics union, talks about the importance of Brazil’s new maid law

Whitewashing history?: Activists protest choice of ‘white’ actress to portray 17th century enslaved woman considered country’s first black lawyer

Rebeca Andrade’s silver medal gives Brazil its first Olympic medal for women’s gymnastics; Simone Biles seen cheering her on in the stands

Black Bandits: How Brazil’s media continues to perpetuate the racist image of black criminals

Even with the challenges of black authors publishing books in Brazil, Afro-Brazilian literature is gradually gaining more space in bookstores

Black Brazilians are advancing in the undergraduate programs that most train executives, but are still invisible to companies

Engineer makes history in technology among black Brazilians and joins Forbes list of innovators

“Why are you dating that BLACK guy? Are you trying to dirty up the family’s blood?”: When anti-black racism comes from black and brown families themselves

“I was the only one in my graudating class”: 20 years after Brazilian universities began affirmative action, college is still a lonely experience for black students

With Harriet Tubman being considered for the first black woman to grace an American bill, here are a few black Brazilian women to consider for the Brazilian REAL

On this date in 1935 was born one of Brazil’s most important intellectuals, a leading voice of black women and Afro-Brazilians, Lélia Gonzalez

In Brazil, black entrepreneurship gaining strength: In Minas Gerais black women release Niari Cosméticos for black hair textures

‘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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