The Brazilian mulata: black woman or something entirely different?
Soccer star Vagner Love surrounded by five mulatas Last week I had a discussion about Brazil with an African-American graphic designer. He was putting […]
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Spike Lee arrives in Brazil and begins filming the documentary, "Go Brazil Go!"
Filmmaker Spike Lee in Brazil’s capital city of Brasília Filmmaker Spike Lee arrived in Brazil a few days ago (25th) to begin filming his documentary “Go […]
Spike Lee arrives in Brazil and begins filming the documentary, "Go Brazil Go!"
Filmmaker Spike Lee in Brazil’s capital city of Brasília Filmmaker Spike Lee arrived in Brazil a few days ago (25th) to begin filming his documentary “Go […]
Actress, writer and educator Cristiane Sobral on the challenges facing Afro-Brazilian women
Actress, writer and educator, Cristiane Sobral was the first black woman to graduate in Theatrical Interpretation at the University of Brasília (UnB). Born in the Coqueiros […]
Negra Li discusses her career and new album
Negra Li is a major point of reference in the world of Brazilian Black Music having started her career firmly within the genres of both […]
Negra Li discusses her career and new album
Negra Li is a major point of reference in the world of Brazilian Black Music having started her career firmly within the genres of both […]
Student is barred because of her hair and clothes; accuses school of racism
As you might have noticed by now, the topic of hair in Brazil continues to be a hot topic that sparks debate and controversy; especially […]
Project Pixaim questions standards of beauty and encourages the acceptance of “bad” hair
Project coordinator criticizes the hegemonic aesthetic model and believes it encourages racial prejudice by Leda Samara On magazine covers, intelevision programs, on the […]
Dionária da Silva Santos: Black affirmation and the humanization of all of society
Dionária da Silva Santos Educator and militant of the Movimento Negro in Jequié, Bahia. Brazil was the last country to formally abolish slavery and today it has […]
Dionária da Silva Santos: Black affirmation and the humanization of all of society
Dionária da Silva Santos Educator and militant of the Movimento Negro in Jequié, Bahia. Brazil was the last country to formally abolish slavery and today it has […]
Camila Pitanga on people questioning her blackness: "It’s as violent as if I was barred from a restaurant or a hotel because of my color."
Camila Pitanga on people questioning her blackness Having captured the hearts of millions of Brazilians with her portrayals of several memorable characters in Brazil’s […]
Racial classification and terminology in Brazil
In Brazil, there five racial classifications on the official census: pardo, loosely meaning brown or mixed race, preto (black), branco (white), amarelo (Asian) and indio […]
