“I’m not parda (brown/mixed)! | I’m black and I have a right to this identity!”
Note from BW of Brazil: This is always an intriguing debate/discussion and I’ll say it again: I don’t think there will ever be complete consensus […]
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Brazil’s Black and Brown People and Their Superfluous Distinctions
Brazil’s Black and Brown People and Their Superfluous Distinctions Note from BW of Brazil: Very interesting what’s going on in terms of race, racial identity, […]
High Mortality Rates of Black Men And Slavery in Latin American countries
High Mortality Rates of Black Men And Slavery in Latin American countries Note from BW of Brazil: When I think of slavery I think of […]
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 […]
Interracial Relationships: Eugenics and Militancy in Brazil
Interracial Relationships: Eugenics and Militancy in Brazil Note from BW of Brazil: I’ve said all along, the question of why so many black Brazilians, particularly […]
Loving A Black Man can Hurt “To Get Ahead in Life” | Black Brazil
Loving A Black Man can Hurt “To Get Ahead in Life” Note from BW of Brazil: When I first started digging into the issue that […]
Black Brazilian men and women accuse each other of having white preferences
Black Brazilian Men and Women Accused Of Having white Preferences Note from BW of Brazil: The relatively recent debate over palmitagem isn’t actually new at […]
Being in an interracial relationship is not synonymous with racism being over
Being in an interracial relationship is not synonymous with Racism Note from BW of Brazil: Sometime back in 2017, an African-American journalist and I were […]
Popular YouTuber Spartakus Santiago weighs in on the raging
“You kissed a white guy at the party, so you’re a swirler!”: Popular YouTuber Spartakus Santiago weighs in on the raging “palmitagem” debate Note from […]
American White Supremacy: Brazil’s promotion of assimilation
American White Supremacy: Brazil’s promotion of assimilation Note from BW of Brazil: The text below was actually posted a little over a week ago by Professor […]
Singer Nouve Underscores the Importance of Black Love
“On TV shows, couples and families are never black”: Singer Nouve underscores the importance of “#Amor Preto” (black love), in his new music video By […]
Popular white singer/YouTuber perceives difference in how people treat her
Popular white singer/YouTuber perceives the difference in how people treat her Note from BW of Brazil: I have to admit, I had never even heard […]
The black woman and love: How Ethnicity impacts their relationships
The black woman and love: How Ethnicity impacts their relationships Note from BW of Brazil: I’m sure that regular readers of this blog know by […]
Black Racism in Brazil: People have lost the shame of being Racist
Black Racism in Brazil: People have lost the shame of Being Racist Note from BW of Brazil: For years my position of the situation of Brazil’s […]
