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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Upsurge in lynchings reveal another side to the Brazilian image of the “cordial man”
Note from BW of Brazil: The occurrence of lynchings (known as lichamentos in Portuguese), or violent popular retaliation by residents of a community reacting to a […]
Life imitates art: Rio dancer likely killed by police bullet recorded short film that mirrored his demise a year later
Note from BW of Brazil: As Rio residents and and Brazilians deal with the latest senseless murder of a black male, an eerily similar example […]
Historic victory of striking sanitation workers once again highlights the color of “place” in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: First of all, it’s necessary for readers to know that this particular story is from about two weeks ago and […]
Rio, we have a problem!! Second black male found naked and tied to a pole; this time, face down in the scorching heat!
Note from BW of Brazil: Note of Correction. The photo above is from January of 2010. A recent event from earlier this week has reminded many […]
Seven shocking facts about the police in Brazil that will scare you
Note from BW of Brazil: As a number of posts on this blog are about the brutality of Brazil’s Military Police, these facts are not […]
Three decapitated in northeastern prison; 62 prison deaths in same complex evidence of state of emergency!
Note from BW of Brazil: A few of the images in this post are gruesome and may not be fit for some readers. But the emergency […]
Black militant savagely beaten and has dreadlocks cut off by police during Independence Day protests
Note from BW of Brazil: Black people, black hair and Military Police, all common topics on the blog. Brazilian society is infamous for its degradation […]
20 years of the Candelária Church Massacre that claimed the lives of eight and shocked the world
BW of Brazil: Today we look back in remembrance of a senseless massacre that shocked the world 20 years old and forever etched the image […]
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 […]
Community in northeastern Brazil condemns murder of two young men by perpetrators wearing black masks in another apparent death squad attack on black males
Two young men were killed in the Boiadeiro neighborhood of Salvador, Bahia, in Brazil’s northeast by four men wearing black masks. Police intimidate and attack protesters. (Please see video […]
Black Brazilian community being evicted by the Brazilian Navy!
Sign: Governor Jacques Wagner join with our President Dilma and the mayor of Simões Filho, we are asking for urgent help because we are being evicted […]
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 […]
