Faces of Afro Brazil 33
The latest in the series Faces of Afro Brazil, Karen Porfiro is from Timóteo, Minas Gerais and recently overcame 29 other women to earn the right […]
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Priscila Cidreira, Miss Bahia of 2013
Note from BW of Brazil: The beautiful young woman in the photos above is Priscila Cidreira Santiago of Salvador, Bahia. If you don’t remember her face, […]
The homeless: How does race determine the treatment of society’s rejects?
Note from BW of Brazil: This is actually a follow-up story to a piece from several months ago. It exemplifies how the privilege of whiteness […]
Faces of Afro Brazil 14
Number 14 in the series, Faces of Afro Brazil, Renata Cerqueira is an Administrative Assistant from Rio de Janeiro. She plans to compete in the Miss […]
Model Lemylie Sozah featured on the cover of Argentine magazine “Mia”
The lack of exposure of black women in Brazil’s modeling industry is a topic that BW of Brazil continues to keep an eye on. For […]
Eight year-old Maria Victórya Manzi de Sant’anna won Brazil’s “Little Miss” contest and will represent the country in the international competition in Mexico this month
Note from BW of Brazil: Although this blog is dedicated to sharing the achievements and struggles of Brazilians of visible African descent with a focus […]
While all three refer to persons of African descent, what is the difference between the terms preto, pardo and negro?
BW of Brazil: The question of race has long been a source of confusion in Brazil. On the one hand, the country has promoted itself […]
Beauty and Magazine Covers in Brazil: The Overwhelming Dictatorship of Whiteness
Sometimes it amazes me when white people look at events or certain media that is aimed at and features specific segments of a population and […]
Beauty and Magazine Covers in Brazil: The Overwhelming Dictatorship of Whiteness
Sometimes it amazes me when white people look at events or certain media that is aimed at and features specific segments of a population and […]
Deise Nunes
Deise Nunes is the first and only Brazilian woman of visible African descent to win the Miss Brasil pageant (1986). While Brazil has for many […]
Deise Nunes
Deise Nunes is the first and only Brazilian woman of visible African descent to win the Miss Brasil pageant (1986). While Brazil has for many […]
