March Against Black Genocide galvanizes 50,000 people throughout Brazil; where is the media coverage?
Note from BW of Brazil: Here at BW of Brazil, the consistent pattern of genocide being carried out against the black population of Brazil has […]
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The struggle for racial identity in a society that denies it is racist
Note from BW of Brazil: The question of racial identity in Brazil is not a simple subject. This question is made even more complex by […]
New site aimed at Afro-Ethnic Tourism launched in Bahia, “An African nation in Brazil”
Note from BW of Brazil: Salvador, Bahia, located in Brazil’s northeast, is the capital of the state of Bahia and was the first capital city […]
Faces of Afro Brazil 8
Eighth in the installment of Faces of Afro Brazil, Larissa is from Salvador, Bahia, which is nicknamed “Black Rome”. Larissa is a popular singer with […]
Race, beauty, representation and black invisibility: how two recent beauty contests represent Brazil’s racial ideology
Note from BW of Brazil: Two beauty contests, two different states, and two different histories serve as good examples of Brazil’s historical racial ideology. In […]
The continuous white appropriation of northeastern Afro-Brazilian Axé music
Claudia Leitte Carnaval campaign ad Earlier this year in February during Carnaval season, BW of Brazil published a short article entitled, “The dominance of the European […]
Quésia Luz impresses judges on talent reality show, The Voice Brazil, with Alicia Keys’ "If I Ain’t Got You": See the video here
Quésia Luz is a contestant on the Globo Network’s new talent reality show, The Voice Brazil. 22 years old and from Salvador, Bahia (“Black Rome”) […]
Edjane dos Santos Nascimento is crowned Ebony Goddess of 2012
Edjane dos Santos Nascimento is crowned Ebony Goddess of 2012 by Ilê Aiyê On the night of Saturday, January 28th, the bloco afro known Ilê Aiyê crowned its queen […]
Edjane dos Santos Nascimento is crowned Ebony Goddess of 2012
Edjane dos Santos Nascimento is crowned Ebony Goddess of 2012 by Ilê Aiyê On the night of Saturday, January 28th, the bloco afro known Ilê […]
