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“It was not the white who enslaved the black, it was the black who enslaved the black”: Funk singer Mr. Catra’s recent comments re-ignite debate on slavery

March 24, 2017 Marques Travae 4

Note from BW of Brazil: Before I get into today’s story I must first reveal to readers that this story first made headlines about two […]

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In 124 years, Larissa Rodrigues Mendes Silva will be one of the 10 black students to graduate with a degree in Engineering at Brazil’s top university

February 13, 2017 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Yet another area that we can study when considering the racial issue in Brazil are the experiences of Afro-Brazilians in […]

The discarding of identity in Brazil’s media: Where being black and invisible is the rule rather than the exception

February 8, 2017 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: I must admit, I stopped watching TV regularly several years ago. The media vehicle simply stopped being important to me. […]

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“A lawyer asked that his client be tried by a white judge and not by me”: Mylene Pereira Ramos is one of only 3 black judges of 508 in Regional Labor Court

November 17, 2016 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: On this little blog there have been a number of articles that present Afro-Brazilians outside of the stereotypes that Brazilian […]

When they can’t beat you, they can always resort to the sell-out negro: São Paulo elects black city councilor who is as against black cause as any white conservative

October 21, 2016 Marques Travae 10

“When white folks can’t defeat you they’ll always find some Negro—some boot-licking, butt-licking, buck-dancing, bamboozled, half-baked, half-fried, sissified, punkified, pasteurized, homogenized nigger—that they can trot […]

17-year old Rio student wins neuroscience competition; will represent Brazil in Denmark – Why did Ministry of Education whiten her image as an homage?

June 2, 2016 Marques Travae 4

Note from BW of Brazil: A question that may come to mind if one read any number of articles on this blog might be, “why […]

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School teacher turns down offer to appear on top network variety show; positions herself against channel’s sensationalism and manipulation

March 2, 2016 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: Bravo! Brazil’s top television network Globo TV has long had a reputation for the manipulation of its viewers and many […]

“The day in which Beyoncé became black”: The view from Brazil

February 26, 2016 Marques Travae 10

Note from BW of Brazil: OK so the media bombshell that was the Super Bowl performance of American singer Beyoncé is already old news. But […]

Told she’ll only be a maid, or will need to use her “black sexuality” to move up in life, quota student fires back on why Brazil owes its black citizens

January 21, 2016 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: The racial situation continues to heat up in Brazil as everyday there are more manifestations of rejection to the ascendance […]

The enduring power of myth: Journalist proclaims there was no racism in Brazil until quotas were implemented

October 30, 2015 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: This blog often deals with the enduring power of the “racial democracy” myth that has existed in the minds of […]

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Another case of white privilege? The attitudes toward perceived criminals when one is black and the other white

July 8, 2015 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: One of the purposes for the existence of this blog is to show how race, or if you prefer, color, […]

When blacks act against their own interest: Young black man’s diatribe against affirmative action stirs up social media – Activists deconstruct and debunk his arguments

April 9, 2015 Marques Travae 5

Note from BW of Brazil: In reality, this sort of rhetoric should come as no surprise. In the fierce, ongoing debate about racial quotas for […]

Comments on social network pages show that Brazil still has “nostalgic feeling about slavery”, says researcher

April 7, 2015 Marques Travae 5

Note from BW of Brazil: When one really analyzes and gets to the root of Brazilian society, the evidence is abundant that people very much […]

Inspired by black Harvard students, black students at University of Brasília create photographic campaign against racism

April 3, 2015 Marques Travae 4

Note from BW of Brazil: For more than a decade now, the system of affirmative action at Brazil’s top universities has provoked more discussion on […]

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“It was not the white who enslaved the black, it was the black who enslaved the black”: Funk singer Mr. Catra’s recent comments re-ignite debate on slavery

In 124 years, Larissa Rodrigues Mendes Silva will be one of the 10 black students to graduate with a degree in Engineering at Brazil’s top university

The discarding of identity in Brazil’s media: Where being black and invisible is the rule rather than the exception

“A lawyer asked that his client be tried by a white judge and not by me”: Mylene Pereira Ramos is one of only 3 black judges of 508 in Regional Labor Court

When they can’t beat you, they can always resort to the sell-out negro: São Paulo elects black city councilor who is as against black cause as any white conservative

17-year old Rio student wins neuroscience competition; will represent Brazil in Denmark – Why did Ministry of Education whiten her image as an homage?

School teacher turns down offer to appear on top network variety show; positions herself against channel’s sensationalism and manipulation

“The day in which Beyoncé became black”: The view from Brazil

Told she’ll only be a maid, or will need to use her “black sexuality” to move up in life, quota student fires back on why Brazil owes its black citizens

The enduring power of myth: Journalist proclaims there was no racism in Brazil until quotas were implemented

Another case of white privilege? The attitudes toward perceived criminals when one is black and the other white

When blacks act against their own interest: Young black man’s diatribe against affirmative action stirs up social media – Activists deconstruct and debunk his arguments

Comments on social network pages show that Brazil still has “nostalgic feeling about slavery”, says researcher

Inspired by black Harvard students, black students at University of Brasília create photographic campaign against racism

‘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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