In the city of Valinhos, social media influencer stabbed to death by her husband; man then killed himself
Note from BBT: It’s always shocking and saddening to read stories such as this one. A few days ago, this story was being shared all […]
Violence
In São Paulo, protestors set statue of notorious explorer ablaze; Manuel de Borba Gato was known for the hunting, genocide and rape of blacks and Indians
In São Paulo, protestors set statue of notorious explorer ablaze; Manuel de Borba Gato was known for the hunting, genocide and rape of blacks and […]
Two more black lives that didn’t seem to matter: In Rio, 24-year-old model/designer Kathlen Romeu struck down during police action; she was 14 weeks pregnant
Note from BBT: You know, there comes a time when you simply run out of words to express your sentiments. This is especially true when you […]
In the city of Caieiras, video shows military police officer knocking out 33-year old black man with one punch
Note from BBT: Sometimes, I do have to wonder. Is this just the way it is, really, or is there some sort of manipulation going […]
“Just showing concern will not solve the problem’’, says Ricardo Silvestre, of Black Influence agency on advertisers’ interest in the black community
Note from BBT: I’m not a person that can’t recognize positive changes when I see them, I just tend to look a little closer into […]
In Rio’s ‘blackest neighborhood’, the Jacarezinho favela slum, police operation leads to 29 deaths, the city’s most lethal massacre
Note from BBT: I mentioned this in a previous post. It’s been a difficult week for Brazil, both in general, but particularly if you follow […]
Shocking! Brazilian police killed 17 times the number of blacks than American police killed in 2019
Note from BBT: With a number of controversial murders of black men by police forces happening in the United States, racial inequality in overall terms […]
For the OAS Inter-American Commission, Brazil is racist and exterminates its “undesirables”
Note from BBT: A pandemic can’t cover up the facts. Of course, we all know how much our daily lives have been affected by the […]
‘Sem Asas’ (no wings), film about police murder of black boys, wins ‘Brazilian Oscar’ for best short fiction
Note from BBT: It’s a topic that needs to be discussed. I knew there was a serious problem when I started reading reports on the […]
“Disgusting black”: woman accuses neighbor of racism and of releasing dog on her
Note from BBT: What kind of sh** is this? When this story came across my time line I wondered for a minute if this was […]
In Rio, security cams catch police shoot down two young black men on moped; bodies dumped, later found with bullet wounds
Note from BBT: Before I get into today’s story, I must first reveal that I’ve been aware of it since Monday afternoon when the story […]
Emily and Rebecca case: Bullet fragments are found in the body of one of the cousins killed in Rio
Note from BBT: This is the latest on the shooting deaths of the two black girls, Rebecca and Emily, 7 and 4, who were killed […]
Two black girls, 4 and 7, killed by gunfire in Rio; Military Police claim no responsibility, residents say otherwise
Note from BBT: Yet another tragedy in Rio. It is apparent from the data that even being a child doesn’t protect anyone from being shot […]
After protests against murder of black man, Carrefour supercenter creates diversity and inclusion committee
After murder of black man in one of its stores and protests, Carrefour supercenter creates diversity and inclusion committee Note from BBT: So, I’m totally […]
