In the state of Acre, 100% of female prisoners are black women
Note from BW of Brazil: The state of Acre is one of the smallest of Brazil’s 26 states. Located in the southwest region of the […]
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From the fear of a “black revolution”, to military occupation, to thousands of recent immigrants, murder of Haitian man is not Brazil’s first consideration of the “Haitian question”
Note from BW of Brazil: Over the past few years, this blog has featured a number of stories dealing Brazil’s connection with Haiti. And as […]
Santa Catarina police arrest five suspects in brutal stabbing death of Haitian man
Note from BW of Brazil: The story below is a follow up and the latest information involving the brutal stabbing murder of a Haitian immigrant […]
Haitian man beaten and stabbed to death by a group of people in state of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: Sad. Outrageous. Disturbing. But I can’t say shocking. Why? For a few reasons. 1) As we’ve seen time and time […]
Victims of police harassment, fire bombings and murders, Haitian and African immigrants coming to Brazil are confronted with ‘Brazilian racism’.
Note from BW of Brazil: So Brazil is supposed to be the wonderful paradise where all the races mix, everybody gets along and everyone is equal, […]
In 80% black Salvador, Bahia, African-American neuroscientist Carl Hart says “blacks seem to be in the hands of white people”
Note from BW of Brazil: A few days ago here on the blog, we featured a story that detailed the experiences of non-Brazilian blacks visiting […]
Guinean immigrant in Brazil: “Rio de Janeiro is a city that very much rejects the African”
Note from BW of Brazil: Question: If you had to choose another country to live in and after doing your own research on one in […]
“I’m not racist, I’ve already been with a black guy” – the privilege of white racism, contradiction of black pride and other peculiarities of how Brazil deals with race
Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s post is a continuation of a controversial story that made national headlines last month and continues to be a […]
Afro-Brazilian actors continue playing poor, suffering, stereotypical characters on TV
Note from BW of Brazil: There is simply no way to deny that in any given society, the media, in particular television, plays a huge […]
Racism: Nigerian doctor says he was arrested simply for being black; harassment an attempt to hide Brazil’s health care problems
Note from BW of Brazil: Brazil continues to show its true colors in terms of immigrants of African descent. In a June story, we brought […]
In Brazil, African immigrants suffer racism and police harassment; experience different treatment than Europeans, Americans and Asians
Note from BW of Brazil: One could argue that Brazil has maintained an anti-African posture for centuries. After all, the country was the greatest recipient […]
