25 curious facts about slavery in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: Whenever discussing the experiences of African descendants in the Americas, the topic will inevitably turn to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade […]
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25 curious facts about slavery in Brazil
25 curious facts about slavery in Brazil Note from BW of Brazil: Whenever discussing the experiences of African descendants in the Americas, the topic will inevitably […]
Antônio Cardoso, in the northeastern state of Bahia, is the blackest city in Brazil and a place where lifestyles haven’t changed much since slavery ended
Note from BW of Brazil: The article below touches on many of the topics usually covered on this blog. The struggle and acceptance of racial […]
What happened to the black Brazilian woman on May 14, 1888?: The day after the abolition of slavery
Black women on May 14th, 1888 It was a sunny Sunday, when Princess Isabel signed the Lei Áurea (Golden Law) which abolished Slavery in Brazil. […]
125 years after the abolition of slavery in Brazil, children and teens feel that there is still something to abolish: prejudice!
Note from BW of Brazil: Although many don’t realize it, during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Brazil imported more African slaves than any other Western nation. […]
After two year delay, film ‘Marighella’, about the Brazilian revolutionary, debuts in Brazil; learn a few facts about the movie and the man
Note from BBT: The wait is over. Finally. The first four words are not just my own, but also that of the Mídia Ninja website […]
Juliano Moreiro: On his 149th birthday, Google doodle pays homage to Brazil’s “Father of Psychiatry”
Note from BBT: This is a scenario I’m very much familiar with. Going to Michigan schools as a child, a teenager and as an adult, […]
September 7: Brazil’s Independence Day & The Role of Blacks
Note from BW of Brazil: I knew there was something about August 31 that I was forgetting. It just hit me today. As today is […]
Model denounces hairdresser’s Racist Comment | BlackBrazilToday
Model denounces hairdresser’s Racist Comment Note from BW of Brazil: The piece below is a follow up to a story I posted a few days […]
Rio Grande do Sul: The Invisibility of Blacks in one of Brazil’s Whitest States
Note from BW of Brazil: In my two decades of experience visiting and living in Brazil, I have never been to the state of Rio […]
Sérgio Carmargo is The Mouthpiece of Extreme Right | Black Brazil
Sérgio Carmargo is The Mouthpiece of Extreme Right Note from BW of Brazil: It is the year 2020 and according to the Gregorian calendar that […]
In the State of Paraíba: 22 Year Old Man Whipped and Tortured
In the State of Paraíba: 22-Year-Old Man Whipped and Tortured Note from BW of Brazil: This story is quite disturbing. As I reported yesterday, May […]
Court suspends Sérgio Camargo’s appointment as president of Palmares
Court suspends Sérgio Camargo’s appointment as president of Palmares Note from BW of Brazil: Popular protest still DOES have a certain level of power that […]
Preta Rara releases book on the work experiences of hundreds of maids
“The modern slave quarters is the maid’s room”: A former maid, rapper/historian Preta Rara releases book on the work experieces of hundreds of maids When […]
