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“Why wasn’t there a black Paquita?” – Host leaves TV personality Xuxa speechless after pointing out there were no black girls in her popular song and dance group

April 19, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: I’m not gonna spend much time on this one but I had to least post it. Past articles have brought […]

Popular blond TV host Xuxa says in the next life she wants to come back as a black woman; actress Taís Araújo gives her a reality check

April 23, 2021 Marques Travae 3

Note from BBT: Hol´lup. Xuxa said WHAT?, in my best DMX voice (RIP). When news broke in social networks a few days ago that the […]

Guinea pigs? Popular TV host Xuxa suggests prisoners be used to test vaccines instead of animals; Brazil’s prison population is nearly 2/3 black and brown

April 1, 2021 Marques Travae 2

Note from BBT: Have any of you ever noted how quickly people are to apologize for things they say when it provokes public outrage? I mean, […]

Where were the black girls? How the blond TV host Xuxa and her all-blond teen singing group taught one woman about racism

June 1, 2015 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: This is the first of two pieces today that discuss the influence and effects of a popular television host that […]

Where are the black people? Invited to participate in new TV series, singer/actress Negra Li shocked with the whiteness of the cast: “It’s not normal”

July 28, 2018 Marques Travae 12

Invited to participate in new TV series, singer/actress Negra Li shocked with the whiteness of the cast: “It’s not normal” Actress shocked with SBT’s new […]

“Foreigners think that Brazil is black and mulata; but there are blonds too!” Comments of popular TV host from the 90s show concern with country’s image

April 6, 2021 Marques Travae 2

Note from BBT: Several days ago, Brazil’s online black community expressed its discomfort, rejection and repudiation of the thoughts of one of the country’s richest […]

“She’s so white, she doesn’t seem to be your daughter. How lucky she is!”: Journalist reveals episodes of racism experienced by black mothers and children

January 17, 2021 Marques Travae 1

Note from BBT: When I first read today’s story, I knew I had to not only share it, but I also had to comment because […]

White Hegemony Introduced By Nine Year old child | Black Brazil

January 7, 2020 Marques Travae 0

“Mommy, is it true that there’s no such thing as a black princess?”: Nine-year child is introduced to white hegemony through the words of a […]

Sasha Meneghel: A fashion student & Daughter of TV host in Brazil

August 28, 2019 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: Have you ever heard the phrase, “you just can’t make this stuff up”? Well, I got another story that this phrase […]

Black Female characters in children’s cultural productions is still important

July 24, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Black Female characters in children’s cultural productions is still important Note from BW of Brazil: The recent dust-up over the announcement that a young, black […]

Miss Brasil 2016, Raissa Santana, speaks of fear of competing in contest because of being black; only 3 black women have earned the crown in 64 years

July 24, 2018 Marques Travae 2

Miss Brasil 2016, Raissa Santana, speaks of fear of competing in beauty contest because of being black; only three black women have earned the crown […]

“Marriage between blacks is a political act”: Kenia Maria discusses her marriage with actor Érico Brás and how blacks are taught to appreciate the “Aryan type”

June 13, 2017 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: What a pleasant surprise! Sometimes things just work out so perfectly that they seem to be planned. That is the […]

“Bonecas Pretas” (black dolls) video by Bahian singer Larissa Luz gives voice to the rising demand for black representation in the toy market

February 6, 2017 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: The struggle continues…and voices demanding change, equality and representation also continue to grow! The fact that I have documented […]

Brazil’s racist tendencies can be brutal on the self-esteem of Afro-Brazilians; teacher puts together photo project to show students how beautiful they really are

December 4, 2016 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: As you have no doubt figured out from the details and recollections of so many people on this blog, Brazil […]

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“Why wasn’t there a black Paquita?” – Host leaves TV personality Xuxa speechless after pointing out there were no black girls in her popular song and dance group

Popular blond TV host Xuxa says in the next life she wants to come back as a black woman; actress Taís Araújo gives her a reality check

Where were the black girls? How the blond TV host Xuxa and her all-blond teen singing group taught one woman about racism

Where are the black people? Invited to participate in new TV series, singer/actress Negra Li shocked with the whiteness of the cast: “It’s not normal”

“Foreigners think that Brazil is black and mulata; but there are blonds too!” Comments of popular TV host from the 90s show concern with country’s image

“She’s so white, she doesn’t seem to be your daughter. How lucky she is!”: Journalist reveals episodes of racism experienced by black mothers and children

White Hegemony Introduced By Nine Year old child | Black Brazil

Sasha Meneghel: A fashion student & Daughter of TV host in Brazil

Black Female characters in children’s cultural productions is still important

“Marriage between blacks is a political act”: Kenia Maria discusses her marriage with actor Érico Brás and how blacks are taught to appreciate the “Aryan type”

“Bonecas Pretas” (black dolls) video by Bahian singer Larissa Luz gives voice to the rising demand for black representation in the toy market

Brazil’s racist tendencies can be brutal on the self-esteem of Afro-Brazilians; teacher puts together photo project to show students how beautiful they really are

‘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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