In Porto Alegre’s “Slut Walk”, group of black women make an intervention to protest against racism and violence
Note from BW of Brazil: For those who don’t know, to be a black woman in Brazil is to experience daily assaults on one’s very […]
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Police violence and oppression against protesters in Brazil: Welcome to the everyday experience of the black and poor community
Note from BW of Brazil: As you might or might not already know, police violence, oppression and murder are topics that are frequently discussed on […]
Why 300,000 Brazilians took to the streets; but where are the black protesters?
Note from BW of Brazil: In the past week, protests, huge crowds and police violence coming out of various cities around Brazil have grabbed headlines […]
Document points to a late 1980s extreme right plan to exterminate poor populations
Note from BW of Brazil: Over the past year and a half this blog has featured many articles on what appears to be an act […]
Black Rio: The rise of black music and dances and the interpretation of black American Soul music in Brazil
This article incorporates an article entitled “Black Rio: Brazilian soul and DJ culture’s lost chapter” by Allen Thayer. Note from BW of Brazil: A few weeks […]
Rapper DJ Lah among seven massacred in São Paulo; São Paulo rapper 2Pac among survivors: Community suspects a police hit
Rapper is among victims of the latest massacre in São Paulo DJ Lah, of the group Conexão do Morro, is one of seven killed in […]
Police in northeastern state of Bahia kill more than one person per day, rate is higher than in Rio and São Paulo. Police murders registered as "resisting arrest" soar
If you ever get into a discussion on the topic of race with a Brazilian, you are sure to hear the argument that a […]
Black teen killed in police Special Operations Battalion sting operation in Rio; family will sue the state
Family accuses BOPE of murder; Military and Civil Police investigating the case. 15 year old died on Saturday during an action in the Parque Arará […]
Brazil: Death squads and the genocide of Afro-Brazilians
By Pablo Reis and BW of Brazil Yesterday, the Huffington Post posted an article entitled “Brazil Police May Have Executed 30 During Strike” highlighting the […]
