In the city of Belo Horizonte, 1970s Black Soul Music is alive and well; James Brown would be proud!
1970s Black Soul and Funk alive and well in one major Brazilian city; James Brown would be proud! When most non-Brazilians think of Brazil, they […]
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Mundinha Araújo: Founder of the Center of Black Culture in northeastern Brazil explains how Angela Davis and the Jackson 5 influenced her to wear her natural hair in the 1970s
Note from BW of Brazil: The question of hair is a topic that is often discussed here on the blog. As Brazil has always been […]
Black Rio: The rise of black music and dances and the interpretation of black American Soul music in Brazil
This article incorporates an article entitled “Black Rio: Brazilian soul and DJ culture’s lost chapter” by Allen Thayer. Note from BW of Brazil: A few weeks […]
São Paulo Fashion Week pays homage to ’70s music show Soul Train
This post will be this blog’s second foray into the connection between African-American music and culture and its importation into Brazil in the 1970s. This […]
Black hair in Brazil: A revolution in the making
Gone are days when kinky/curly hair was synonymous with mistreated and laborious hair. Nowadays in Brazil, kinky/curly hair is increasingly associated with self-assertion, self-esteem, behavior […]
Black men, white women in Brazil: Although common, still a taboo
Soccer player Robinho and wife Vivian Junes Research shows how prejudice manifests itself in interracial relationships The basis of this article is an interpolation of […]
Black men, white women in Brazil: Although common, still a taboo
Soccer player Robinho and wife Vivian Junes Research shows how prejudice manifests itself in interracial relationships The basis of this article is an interpolation of […]
