Singer Teló’s usage of ‘blackface’ is the result of our ignorance of racism
Note from BW of Brazil: Brazil’s apparent obsession with blackface. We’ve touched on the topic in various posts over the past few years. But since […]
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Is Brazil the new home of blackface? What’s driving an apparent fascination with wearing this makeup?
Note from BW of Brazil: OK, seriously, what’s going here? This blog is perhaps the first to present this issue to an English-speaking audience about […]
Debate on black representation highlights a growing rejection of blackface performance
Note from BW of Brazil: On May 5th, we presented a report on the growing rejection of the usage of blackface makeup in performances in […]
What is Brazil’s obsession with blackface??? After two separate performances activists call for an end to disrespect of Afro-Brazilian community
Note from BW of Brazil: So the time has come to really ask what’s really going on here. We’ve already approached the issue of Brazilian performers […]
Black women activists call for an end to ‘blackface’ Carnaval costumes!
Note from BW of Brazil: Just a few days ago, we posted another example of Brazil’s shameful practice of white actors painting their faces black […]
Disgraceful! TV program satirizes the sale of slaves using white actors in blackface
Note from BW of Brazil: Why don’t we just make it official? Blackface is and has been for many years part of Brazil’s historical catalog […]
“The black woman is not a Carnival costume” – Note to Brazil: Blackface is still not funny!
Note from BW of Brazil: Needless to say, this beyond annoying! Even more annoying are the tired attempts of defending this behavior! It’s Carnaval time […]
The Blacktion Collective organization denounces usage of blackface and the term “jungle” in an ad in Porto Alegre
Note from BW of Brazil: Here we go again! It never ceases to amaze me to see what people deem to be creative while being […]
Blackface, jokes and denial: How racism continues to thrive in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: Two recent incidents that occurred within days of each other provide telling examples of how racism can be naturalized and […]
In TV show, white woman "becomes" black woman to live out her fantasy: to have sex with a black man – Brazilian styled blackface
Actress Aline Moraes: made up as black woman (left) and as herself With the recent controversy surrounding tennis player Caroline Wozniacki stuffing her top and skirt […]
Brazilian TV network’s usage of blackface and stereotypes causes outrage in online community
Once again, the Brazilian media has been accused of promoting demeaning images of its black population. The online social network, Correio Nagô, that presents itself as […]
Brazilian TV network’s usage of blackface and stereotypes causes outrage in online community
Once again, the Brazilian media has been accused of promoting demeaning images of its black population. The online social network, Correio Nagô, that presents itself as […]
"Nega Maluca" and the popularization of blackface in Brazil
Although the season of Carnaval has yet to start, when I came across these images, I was a little disturbed. I can’t say that I was […]
Black men and black women are loving each other: How Afrocentric relationships reverberate with processes of self-affirmation of black cultural identity
Note from BBT: When we speak of the question of black unity and why it is necessary, it appears to be a topic that’s pretty simple. […]
