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Actress Adriana Lessa joins cast of “Sexo e as negas”: Is her character, a business woman, an attempt to address criticisms of the show’s stereotypical portrayals of black women

October 7, 2014 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: In our ongoing coverage of the television series Sexo e as negas, we realize that persons outside of Brazil who […]

Adriana Lessa photo gallery

February 19, 2013 Marques Travae 0

To learn more about the talented Adriana Lessa, see our profile of her here. For now, check out some of our favorite photos of the […]

Talented actress, dancer, singer Adriana Lessa: Through the storm of financial difficulty and disease, she remains a jewel

February 19, 2013 Marques Travae 0

Adriana Lessa is an actress, TV host, radio host and singer from the city of São Paulo. Adriana spent her adolescent years concentrating her time […]

Afro Brazilian Actresses and Filmmakers Criticize the Gap in representation

July 9, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Afro Brazilian Actresses and Filmmakers Criticize the Gap in representation Note from BW of Brazil: A few questions. Is there a fear of black filmmakers […]

Taís Araújo honors black Brazilian actresses After Death of Ruth de Souza

August 1, 2019 Marques Travae 0

In emotional post after the death of veteran actress Ruth de Souza, Taís Araújo honors other black Brazilian actresses Araújo mentioned several black actresses in […]

A Tribute to Ruth de Souza (Pioneering actress) From Black Actors

July 31, 2019 Marques Travae 0

A Tribute to Ruth de Souza (Pioneering actress) From Black Actors Note from BW of Brazil: The tributes continue to pour in on social networks. Pioneering […]

Black hair is big business in Brazil; meet the top 5 black hair specialists in the country

November 27, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: Care, treatment and maintenance of afro-textured hair is a HUGE topic in Brazil and as it is, it has always […]

This doesn’t look like ‘Black Bahia’!: Soap opera set in 76% black state presents 87% white cast; campaign presents 53 black actors that could have been cast

May 1, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: Let’s get real about this. Brazil is not about change but rather status quo. If it were any other way […]

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Actors speak out – “Brazilian cinema is the most racist in the world”: Made with public money, blacks sponsor films of whites in which they are not included

April 15, 2018 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: The secret is out, if it was ever, in fact, a secret. Black Brazilian artists, actors, directors, producers, etc. are […]

300 women from the ‘Negras Empoderadas’ (Empowered Black Women) network come together in a São Paulo movie theater to watch ‘Hidden Figures’

March 3, 2017 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: They did it!! I first brought you the organizing of this event a few weeks back. A growing network of […]

Network of empowered Afro-Brazilian women organize to attend a showing of the film ‘Hidden Figures’; group already has membership of more 4,600 black women

February 3, 2017 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: One has to really appreciate the power of seeing a group of prominent black women coming together. Negras Empoderadas (Empowered Black […]

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Actress Adriana Lessa joins cast of “Sexo e as negas”: Is her character, a business woman, an attempt to address criticisms of the show’s stereotypical portrayals of black women

Adriana Lessa photo gallery

Talented actress, dancer, singer Adriana Lessa: Through the storm of financial difficulty and disease, she remains a jewel

Afro Brazilian Actresses and Filmmakers Criticize the Gap in representation

A Tribute to Ruth de Souza (Pioneering actress) From Black Actors

Black hair is big business in Brazil; meet the top 5 black hair specialists in the country

This doesn’t look like ‘Black Bahia’!: Soap opera set in 76% black state presents 87% white cast; campaign presents 53 black actors that could have been cast

Actors speak out – “Brazilian cinema is the most racist in the world”: Made with public money, blacks sponsor films of whites in which they are not included

300 women from the ‘Negras Empoderadas’ (Empowered Black Women) network come together in a São Paulo movie theater to watch ‘Hidden Figures’

Network of empowered Afro-Brazilian women organize to attend a showing of the film ‘Hidden Figures’; group already has membership of more 4,600 black women

Women across Brazil continue to organize for the 2015 Black Women’s March in November!

São Paulo crowns its Court of Carnival for 2015!!

The perverse connection between the stereotype and racism: 14 reasons NOT to watch the “Sexo e as negas” series

‘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

Bombril scouring pad “Krespinha” Stereotypes Associate Product