“We are not all monkeys!”: Bananas, publicity and a nation’s peculiar way of dealing with racism
Note from BW of Brazil: By now many people around the world are familiar with the problem of racism in European soccer stadiums. For the […]
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In response to racism, Brazilian soccer player eats banana thrown at him; the “we are all monkeys” campaign spreads through social media
Note from BW of Brazil: Brazil, Brazil….So, this is how you fight racism? If you haven’t already heard, over the past week throughout Brazil, a […]
Popular Samba musician Dudu Nobre teaches his children about racial identity: “If you can’t pass for white, you are black”
Note from BW of Brazil: The development of today’s piece is the result of three different incidents. The first is the highly publicized cases of […]
Why do black soccer players who denounce experiences with racism always seem to have white wives?
Note from BW of Brazil: Before I start this post let me acknowledge the fact that I’m not a huge soccer fan. For me, sports […]
Popular white comedian offers black man bananas to forget about his racist jokes: Racism ingrained in Brazilian society
Note from BW of Brazil: Although this blog has only existed for almost 25 months, one of its goals has been to expose the deeply […]
In 2022, the World Cup starts on Black Consciousness Day and revives memory of the anti-racist struggle in Brazil
Note from BBT: How fitting it is that the 2022 World Cup is starting in the month of November. I say this because, for those […]
All Hail the King: Pelé, The Greatest soccer player of all-time, turns 80
All Hail the King: Pelé, The Greatest soccer player of all-time, turns 80 Note from BBT: I can’t say with any certainty when I first […]
Brown People’s problems: Pardos Exist and They’re not black
Brown People’s problems: Pardos Exist and They’re not black Note from BW of Brazil: This is a topic I never tire of discussing, precisely because […]
Top 10 richest singers of Brazil: how White artists are the most popular
“Top 10 richest singers of Brazil: Recent reports show how white artists are the most popular and best paid in Brazil’s music industry In a […]
Does former futebol superstar Ronaldo still see himself as a white man?
Does former futebol superstar Ronaldo still see himself as a white man? Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s story takes me down memory lane for […]
The Actress Taís Araújo will play the PhD Joana D’Arc Félix in a film
Actress Taís Araújo will play the PhD Joana D’Arc Félix in a film Note from BW of Brazil: Well, who da thunk it? Two more […]
What is the difference in race between the US and Brazil? Being mixed in the US is being closer to one’s black ancestry; in Brazil, being mestiço is being closer to one’s white ancestry
Note from BW of Brazil: The questions continue to be a hotly debated topics as more and more people become familiar with the racial politics […]
The evil stepmother? 8-year-old blogger has hair cut and straightened without mother’s permission; father’s wife claimed she would only cut the ends
Note from BW of Brazil: This type of story angers me because Brazil does so much to undermine the self-esteem of black children. It’s already […]
The whitening process and transfer of ‘black money’ continues – 76% of Brazil’s World Cup stars marry white women: Is love really color-blind?
Note from BW of Brazil: The origin of how today’s article came out is quite intriguing. In 2013, I was contacted by a London-based Nigerian […]
