In 2022, the World Cup starts on Black Consciousness Day and revives memory of the anti-racist struggle in Brazil
Note from BBT: How fitting it is that the 2022 World Cup is starting in the month of November. I say this because, for those […]
Brazilian History
Once excluded from Brazil’s soccer fields, black players are now regularly the majority on the country’s World Cup team
Note from BBT: A few months back, it hit me that the year we’re in, 2022, was a World Cup year. After another disappointing showing […]
For the first time in Brazil, Viola Davis learns Afro-Brazilian history, visits a samba school and records an interview to promote ‘The Woman King’ film
Note from BBT: By now, most of you have probably already heard all of the hoopla surrounding the new Viola Davis film The Woman King. […]
Brazil loves immigrants, but only if they’re the right color
Note from BBT: So, today’s topic is one that I’ve been wanting cover for years, but just never got around to it. I mean, threre’s […]
Brazil takes gold in women’s gymnastics in the 2022 Pan-American games
Brazil takes gold in women’s gymnastics in the 2022 Pan-American games So, if you haven’t heard by now, there was recently an historic moment for […]
The first conductor hired by a recording company in Brazil, musician Pixinguinha (1897-1973) created arrangements for the ‘golden era’ of Brazilian Popular Music
Note from BBT: An article about one of Brazil’s most important musicians, Pixinguinha, has been a long time coming, just like a recently released film […]
After two year delay, film ‘Marighella’, about the Brazilian revolutionary, debuts in Brazil; learn a few facts about the movie and the man
Note from BBT: The wait is over. Finally. The first four words are not just my own, but also that of the Mídia Ninja website […]
When white Brazilian women discover that their whiteness doesn’t mobilize privileges in Europe
Note from BBT: I have been fascinated with the concept of racial classification and identity going all the back to my childhood. Thinking back to […]
“We have to fight three times as hard to be heard”: Overcoming the odds, Bruna Valim becomes first black woman to win Miss Universe Santa Catarina contest
Note from BBT: If one wants to know how it is that racist attitudes are thoroughly engrained in Brazilian society, you need look no further […]
Born on October 11th, 1908, Cartola is considered one of the most important artists of Brazilian samba
Note from BBT: Brazilian music is as much a part of my interest in Brazil as books, news articles, food, photos and personalities focusing on […]
A Black Rio: A century before Rio’s postcard image, enslaved descendants of Africans selling their services were a regular sight in the city
Note from BBT: Rio De Janeiro. When you hear the name of this Brazilian city, what comes to mind? Beautiful women? The famous Christ the Redeemer […]
A Hidden History: Black Freemasons in 19th-Century Brazil
Note from BBT: The text below is this blog’s second piece that approaches the question of black Brazilian freemasons and as more information is coming […]
For the first time, three black Brazilian diplomats occupy posts in the Brazilian embassy in Washington DC
Note from BBT: It was just over a month ago that I published a story about the life and career of Brazil’s first black ambassador, […]
“Portrayal of black people a disservice”: New soap opera “In The Emperor’s Times” misrepresents history and causes anger from black activists
Note from BBT: I’ve always taken issue with Brazil’s mass media’s obsession with always presenting the slavery era on its airwaves. Back in 2016, I […]
