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TV host/model Isabella Fiorentino gets a slight tan, defines herself as black; black followers check her, but she doesn’t understand why they get so aggressive

January 11, 2019 Marques Travae 1

TV host/model Isabella Fiorentino gets a slight tan, defines herself as black; black followers check her, but she doesn’t understand why they are so aggressive […]

Court declares one must “look like an African descendant in the eyes of the average man” to qualify for affirmative action, rejecting another case of a white student “passing” for black

November 12, 2018 Marques Travae 3

Court declares one must “look like an African descendant in the eyes of the average man” to qualify for affirmative action, rejecting another case of […]

The new faces of blackness: Other forms of approaching the racial question in Brazil are gaining strength, and its results can already be felt in the fight against inequality

May 14, 2018 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: New times, new tactics, new faces. I’m never one to place too much value in reports that come out of […]

Reflections of a whitened blackness: The difficulties of defining oneself when seen as being ‘too white to be black’ but ‘too black to be white’

January 18, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: The text presented below perfectly demonstrate the sometimes difficult task of racial classification in Brazil. It is a topic that […]

Is Meghan Markle black? Depends. Do you live in the US or Brazil? (although the two are more similar than one may think): Daniela Gomes breaks it down

December 17, 2017 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: Ya know, I never intended on touching on this topic of the black American girl who was going to become […]

“I feel like I’ve been sent back to the whipping post!” Black woman lost her place in medical school when white students declared themselves black to take advantage of affirmative action program

February 1, 2017 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: And on it goes. In recent years, I’ve posted a number of stories relating to the practice of white Brazilians […]

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24 white students expelled from federal university after defining themselves as black to enter school’s medical program

January 17, 2017 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: One of the results, perhaps expected, of the consequences of Brazil’s experiment of the racial quotas system to increase the […]

Consciousness in knowledge: Fighting racial stereotypes, increasing self-esteem & black presence on college campuses are challenges being met in Brasília

January 1, 2017 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: So once again, we’ve reached the end of another year! 2016 saw the fifth anniversary of the Black Women of […]

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“A lawyer asked that his client be tried by a white judge and not by me”: Mylene Pereira Ramos is one of only 3 black judges of 508 in Regional Labor Court

November 17, 2016 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: On this little blog there have been a number of articles that present Afro-Brazilians outside of the stereotypes that Brazilian […]

“Oh, didn’t you know? I’m brown too!”: In upcoming mayoral election in 80% black Salvador, Bahia, two white candidates declare themselves ‘brown’

August 25, 2016 Marques Travae 9

Note from BW of Brazil: So typical. Brazil, the place where one can switch their racial identity depending on perceived advantages and agendas. For those […]

“A black man? From Africa? A doctor??”: A hard-hitting testimony of an African medical student in Rio de Janeiro about racism in Brazil

August 5, 2016 Marques Travae 7

Note from BW of Brazil: So, some Brazilians, black and white, may still being in denial of just how deep racism is ingrained in the […]

Military Police took more than 100 shots at the five black youth killed in car in Rio; governor says case didn’t involve racism

December 2, 2015 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: Every now and then, a comment will appear on this blog, social media or some other outlet in which someone […]

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Passing for black? Student with white skin and green eyes declares himself black and competes for position in Brazil Foreign Ministry under the system of Affirmative Action

August 30, 2015 Marques Travae 4

Note from BW of Brazil: Well, he’s back in the news again! We first covered this controversy involving a white-looking man attempting to take advantage […]

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Court declares one must “look like an African descendant in the eyes of the average man” to qualify for affirmative action, rejecting another case of a white student “passing” for black

The new faces of blackness: Other forms of approaching the racial question in Brazil are gaining strength, and its results can already be felt in the fight against inequality

Reflections of a whitened blackness: The difficulties of defining oneself when seen as being ‘too white to be black’ but ‘too black to be white’

Is Meghan Markle black? Depends. Do you live in the US or Brazil? (although the two are more similar than one may think): Daniela Gomes breaks it down

“I feel like I’ve been sent back to the whipping post!” Black woman lost her place in medical school when white students declared themselves black to take advantage of affirmative action program

24 white students expelled from federal university after defining themselves as black to enter school’s medical program

Consciousness in knowledge: Fighting racial stereotypes, increasing self-esteem & black presence on college campuses are challenges being met in Brasília

“A lawyer asked that his client be tried by a white judge and not by me”: Mylene Pereira Ramos is one of only 3 black judges of 508 in Regional Labor Court

“Oh, didn’t you know? I’m brown too!”: In upcoming mayoral election in 80% black Salvador, Bahia, two white candidates declare themselves ‘brown’

“A black man? From Africa? A doctor??”: A hard-hitting testimony of an African medical student in Rio de Janeiro about racism in Brazil

Military Police took more than 100 shots at the five black youth killed in car in Rio; governor says case didn’t involve racism

Passing for black? Student with white skin and green eyes declares himself black and competes for position in Brazil Foreign Ministry under the system of Affirmative Action

‘Marias Chuteiras’: Brazil’s ‘soccer gold diggers’ are mostly interested in top soccer players; relationships lead to tens of thousands in monthly child support

Why do many foreigners see Brazilian women as sexual objects?

Black children are dressed as slaves in Independence Day civic parade in Paraná state in southern Brazil

‘’Yes, interracial love does exist, but some black people also use white people as a social passport, to feel more accepted’’, according to social influencer

Black men and black women are loving each other: How Afrocentric relationships reverberate with processes of self-affirmation of black cultural identity

In 2022, the World Cup starts on Black Consciousness Day and revives memory of the anti-racist struggle in Brazil

‘Marias Chuteiras’: Brazil’s ‘soccer gold diggers’ are mostly interested in top soccer players; relationships lead to tens of thousands in monthly child support

Once excluded from Brazil’s soccer fields, black players are now regularly the majority on the country’s World Cup team

Singer Anitta is a superstar, but for some, she is a terrible example with which to educate girls but that modern women feminists turn a blind eye

Juliana Nalú continues to be one of the great Brazilian models abroad; now being featured in brands of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, she is destined to become a top model

Juliana Nalú continues to be one of the great Brazilian models abroad; now being featured in brands of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, she is destined to become a top model

White couples, mixed couples and gay couples, but why did Brazilian advertisers ignore black couples on Brazil’s Valentine’s Day?

With “This is My Color” campaign and commercial, Avon launches makeup products to meet needs of wide range of black skin tones

Ten Black Brazilians included on 2020 MIPAD | Black Brazil Today

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