89 year old black woman subjected to slavery in the city of Santos for 50 years
Note from BBT: From the time I started studying issues of race in Brazil, I became aware of the lengths that citizens would go to […]
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Book about black resistance to slavery become mini-series in the US
A book about black resistance to slavery become a mini-series in the US Note from BW of Brazil: Can you say B-I-G N-E-W-S??? This is definitely […]
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 […]
“White in Brazil” comedy sketch pokes fun at white privilege and how the country’s race relations are still rooted in the slave era
Note from BW of Brazil: Some of the best comedy skits, sketches and routines that I’ve seen over the years are those that make me […]
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
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 […]
After being humiliated for being “too dark” to be ‘queen of Carnaval’, actress Nayara Justino redeems her career in novela set in slavery era
Note from BW of Brazil: The story Nayara Justino speaks so much about the race/color factor in Brazil. In a land where people like to […]
Still a slave in 2016! Why are Brazil’s top two TV networks both airing series based in the slavery era?
Note from BW of Brazil: The objective that led to the creation of this blog was always to present to an English-speaking audience interesting material […]
The resentment of studying in the same classroom as the black maid’s daughter
Note from BW of Brazil: Brazil is a society constructed very much upon class and race. There’s imply no way to deny this (although people […]
For black quilombola girls, victims of enslavement and sexual abuse in the state of Goiás, there was no hashtag calling for justice
Note from BW of Brazil: With the most recent Military Police bloodbath that claimed the lives of still more young black males, we find yet […]
After portraying a maid 25 times on TV, long-time actress Solange Couto denounces racism
Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes in life it’s necessary to stop, step back and think for a few minutes so that it’s possible to […]
Actress Lucy Ramos turns down slum character to play psychologist in another: “We, blacks, always interpret maids, slaves or we are in inferior situations”
Note from BW of Brazil: Although actress Lucy Ramos is not quite a household name among actresses in Brazil, she’s had a consistent presence on […]
Real talk: Why black television representation matters
Note from BW of Brazil: Black representation in the media is a common theme here on the blog precisely because, in Brazil, it is so […]
Disgraceful! TV program satirizes the sale of slaves using white actors in blackface
Note from BW of Brazil: Why don’t we just make it official? Blackface is and has been for many years part of Brazil’s historical catalog […]
Is master in the slave house again? Black women on TV: The case of ‘Scandal’ and ‘Sexo e as negas’
Note from BW of Brazil: The ongoing debate over black representation on Brazilian airwaves has only intensified since mid-September with the debut, and two month […]
