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Afro-Brazilian theater groups Caixa-Preta, Pretagô and Montigente demand leading roles in telling their own stories; with more identification with characters, black audiences increasingly watching theater pieces

November 26, 2016 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: It is a growing outlet for the expression of the Afro-Brazilian expression. In southern Brazil, black actors and actresses are […]

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‘This Is Not A Mulata’ theater project discusses stereotypes and representations of the black woman

December 11, 2015 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: The image is well cemented in the nation’s consciousness. The gyrating, frenetic dancing woman of visible African ancestry; the one […]

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Recognition through art: Is there a place for blacks in theater? Group in Belo Horizonte brings black representation to the stage and streets

November 29, 2015 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Theater is one of the areas where artists are bringing black stories, black culture and the black aesthetic into the […]

“When there was the first movie theater of Novo Hamburgo, blacks sat in a separate place and couldn’t leave from there”: Dona Dora, 91, remembers 1930s southern Brazil

April 18, 2015 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: Our elders, besides being the foundations of our families and important branches in our genealogical trees are living, breathing sources […]

One of Brazil’s most important groups for preserverance of black culture, the Solano Trindade Popular Theater celebrates 40 years

April 4, 2015 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: One of the most important figures in Afro-Brazilian History and Culture, Solando Tridade was born on July 24, 1908, in the […]

Through the lives of six characters, theater piece addresses several issues in the lives of the black woman

November 21, 2014 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Rewinding the clock one year we find an interesting theater piece put on by a very progressive black group known […]

Pioneering dancer Mercedes Baptista passes away at 93; she was the first black woman to perform at the Municipal Theater in Rio

August 20, 2014 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: BW of Brazil bids a fond farewell to the dance great Mercedes Baptista. The pioneering dancer passed away yesterday at […]

With drama, poetry and consciousness, the Coletivo Negro theater group brings black theatrical and political aesthetic to the stage

March 25, 2014 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: Although Brazil is often described as the country with the largest black population in the world outside of Africa, one […]

Mercedes Batista: First black woman featured as dancer in Municipal Theater in Rio; introduced African elements into modern Brazilian dance

April 15, 2013 Marques Travae 0

Mercedes Ignácia da Silva Krieger, Mercedes Batista, was born in 1921, in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, […]

The Capulanas Black Art Company bring the anxieties, perceptions and representation of black women to the Brazilian theater

April 23, 2012 Marques Travae 1

The hybrid art of the Capulanas Black Art Company by Elizandra Souza Four black women, four stories fermenting, four bodies performing on the same stage: […]

Black singers shine on ‘The Voice Brasil’; recent death and career overview of musical maestro demonstrates huge influence of black Brazilian musicians

December 2, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: The sudden death of the musician, arranger, producer and bandleader Letieres Leite last month saddened me for several minutes when the news […]

Whitewashing history?: Activists protest choice of ‘white’ actress to portray 17th century enslaved woman considered country’s first black lawyer

October 18, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: Why is that this story seems so familiar? An accusation that an historically black figure has been whitewashed, thought to be white […]

Film ‘Doctor Gama’ about Afro-Brazilian abolitionist Luiz Gama, debuts in theaters and streaming platform; lawyer legally liberated 500 slaves

August 30, 2021 Marques Travae 0

Note from BBT: When you become aware of the history of African descendants in Brazil, you often times come to a sad conclusion: black Brazilians […]

Weeks after the torching of a statue of man known for killing Indians and blacks, city of são Paulo announces construction of statues of five black personalities

August 19, 2021 Marques Travae 0

São Paulo will have five new statues of black personalities Writer Carolina de Jesus will be one of those honored By Marques Travae with information […]

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Afro-Brazilian theater groups Caixa-Preta, Pretagô and Montigente demand leading roles in telling their own stories; with more identification with characters, black audiences increasingly watching theater pieces

‘This Is Not A Mulata’ theater project discusses stereotypes and representations of the black woman

Recognition through art: Is there a place for blacks in theater? Group in Belo Horizonte brings black representation to the stage and streets

“When there was the first movie theater of Novo Hamburgo, blacks sat in a separate place and couldn’t leave from there”: Dona Dora, 91, remembers 1930s southern Brazil

One of Brazil’s most important groups for preserverance of black culture, the Solano Trindade Popular Theater celebrates 40 years

Through the lives of six characters, theater piece addresses several issues in the lives of the black woman

Pioneering dancer Mercedes Baptista passes away at 93; she was the first black woman to perform at the Municipal Theater in Rio

With drama, poetry and consciousness, the Coletivo Negro theater group brings black theatrical and political aesthetic to the stage

Mercedes Batista: First black woman featured as dancer in Municipal Theater in Rio; introduced African elements into modern Brazilian dance

The Capulanas Black Art Company bring the anxieties, perceptions and representation of black women to the Brazilian theater

Black singers shine on ‘The Voice Brasil’; recent death and career overview of musical maestro demonstrates huge influence of black Brazilian musicians

Whitewashing history?: Activists protest choice of ‘white’ actress to portray 17th century enslaved woman considered country’s first black lawyer

Film ‘Doctor Gama’ about Afro-Brazilian abolitionist Luiz Gama, debuts in theaters and streaming platform; lawyer legally liberated 500 slaves

Weeks after the torching of a statue of man known for killing Indians and blacks, city of são Paulo announces construction of statues of five black personalities

‘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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