Actress Isabel Fillardis will portray little known 18th/19th century black opera singer Lapinha in musical
Note from BW of Brazil: The story below is cool for three reasons. 1) It’s great to see one of our favorite actresses, Isabel Fillardis […]
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Actor Érico Brás, wife Kênia and children make creative online videos in response to lack of black Brazilians in TV commercials
Note from BW of Brazil: The issue of the absence or extreme under-representation of Afro-Brazilians in the media, including televisions commercials, has been in the […]
Brazilian novela “Lado a Lado” wins Emmy Award; series portrayed the situation of blacks after the abolition of slavery
Note from BW of Brazil: Recently here at BW of Brazil, we presented the news that FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) had rejected the […]
One black writer among 70 Brazilians at Frankfurt Book Fair highlights historic black invisibility in the world of literature as well as society
Note from BW of Brazil: This is a follow analysis of the near complete exclusion of Afro-Brazilian writers at the prestigious Frankfurt Book Fair in […]
The invisibility of black couples in Brazilian novelas: How kissing a black woman in a public square can be a revolutionary act
Note from BW of Brazil: A recent American TV commercial by the US breakfast cereal maker Cheerios caused quite a commotion in online communities. The […]
Less than two months after being assaulted by neo-Nazi group, 71-year old black man dies
Note from BW of Brazil: Sad news to report here. In a story that was originally reported here back in early April, with a follow-up […]
Mundinha Araújo: Founder of the Center of Black Culture in northeastern Brazil explains how Angela Davis and the Jackson 5 influenced her to wear her natural hair in the 1970s
Note from BW of Brazil: The question of hair is a topic that is often discussed here on the blog. As Brazil has always been […]
Invisibility in school curriculum leads to fragmentation and rejection of black children’s identity
Taken from original text entitled: “A educação infantil e as crianças negras (Early childhood education and black children)” by Adomair O. Ogunbiyi The verification of the […]
Brazilian production of The Lion King requests black kids for lead parts; finalists in auditions are artificially tanned white kids
On the right, gospel singer Jotta A. (Originally posted on December 26, 2012; updated on July 11, 2013) On the heels of our recent post […]
Revisiting the triumph and controversy surrounding the film Filhas do Vento, the first Brazilian film made with a majority black cast and black director – Part 3
Filhas do Vento – The challenges and triumph Note: This is the third and final part of this three part series; see part 1 and part 2 Directing […]
Revisiting the triumph and controversy surrounding the film Filhas do Vento, the first Brazilian film made with a majority black cast and black director – Part 1
Filhas do Vento DVD cover For today’s post and those of the next few days, I wanted to discuss Filhas do Vento, a 2004 film directed […]
November: The Month of Black Consciousness in Brazil. Video of Afro-Brazilian historical figures
Today is the first day of November, which is recognized as the Month of Black Consciousness in Brazil. November 20th is the national Day of […]
Brazil’s top TV network, Globo, simultaneously airing three productions with prominent presence of black actors
Camila Pitanga and Lázaro Ramos, protagonists of Lado a Lado “A carne mais barata do mercado é a carne negra.” (“The cheapest meat in the market […]
"Finally, Us": Black Brazilian women writers honored at International Seminar of Women and Literature in Brasília
In 1995, for the first time, the literary works of contemporary Afro-Brazilian women were compiled to present a comprehensive vision of what it means to […]
