After World Cup loss, Argentine fans post racist comments about Brazilians in social networks
Note from BW of Brazil: The 2014 World Cup may be officially over, but the long time “war”/rivalry between Brazil and its South American neighbor, […]
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Where are the black coaches in Division A Brazilian futebol? Fortunes of first black championship coach reveal racial barriers in a sport that unites a country
Note from BW of Brazil: This article has been a long time coming. I still remember reading Afro-Brazilian oriented websites celebrating the accomplishment of Jorge Luís […]
In the great mixed race nation Brazil, equality is for whom? Certainly not blacks
Note from BW of Brazil: Brazil is a nation that for the greater part of the 20th century declared itself a “racial democracy” where all […]
“We are not all monkeys!”: Bananas, publicity and a nation’s peculiar way of dealing with racism
Note from BW of Brazil: By now many people around the world are familiar with the problem of racism in European soccer stadiums. For the […]
Social consciousness and the rich black athlete – conflicting entities? The case of Pelé
The legendary talents of the great Pelé have rightly earned him the nickname “O Rei”, meaning “The King” and cemented his place in sports history […]
When I took my blackness “out of the closet”: denial, recognition and pride
Note from BW of Brazil: The question of race and racial identity in Brazil has been historically explained and promoted as the extreme opposite of […]
After protests against new soap opera that features no black characters out of 56, production adds one black actress to the cast
Note from BW of Brazil: On the blog a few days ago, there was a story about accusations of racism against Brazil’s most popular, most […]
