Down in Black Bahia: Revisiting My First Trip To Salvador, Bahia
Down in Black Bahia: Revisiting My First Trip To Salvador, Bahia Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes it’s really an adventure to re-visit, re-read or […]
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In the city of Salvador, the capital of “Black Bahia”, contestants prepare for the third annual ‘Miss and Mister Guetto’ contest to be held on September 15
In the city of Salvador, Bahia, contestants prepare for the third annual of ‘Miss and Mister Guetto’ to be held on September 15 By Marques […]
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
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 […]
Straight from black Bahia, singer Juliana Ribeiro not only performs Afro-Brazilian music but also does academic research on the history of the genre
Note from BW of Brazil: Juliana Ribeiro is an artist from heavily Afro-Brazilian state of Bahia who brings not only the history of Afro-Brazilian music […]
Leader of black Bahia’s most important symbol of black culture and pride talks about resistance under military dictatorship
Note from BW of Brazil: Last week throughout Brazil there were various television reports, magazines and newspapers devoted to the 50th year anniversary of a […]
Black Carnaval groups provoke controversy in their bid for visibility; in black Bahia, white groups continue to take lion’s share of revenue
Note from BW of Brazil: Carnaval season in Brazil is supposed to be a time of fun, music, party and good time. But in a […]
Madá Negrif: Bringing her own Afro-fashion flavor to black Bahia
Note from BW of Brazil: Over the past several years, a number of black Brazilian women have been bringing their own flair to the fashion […]
With no sponsorships, Bahia’s black artists will do no live Carnaval shows; top white artists attain various sponsors and will perform
Note from BBT: So the so-called “Bahian Apartheid” strikes again. I’ve always loved the state of Bahia. It was the first place in Brazil that […]
Afro Fashion Day: The 6th edition of the “Blackest Runway in Brazil” shines spotlight on black models and black designers
Note from BBT: All I can say is that I wish I could have been there. Well, maybe not this year as this whole Covid-19 […]
Singer Margareth Menezes: “Brazil’s music industry is a ‘privilege machine’
Singer Margareth Menezes: “Brazil’s music industry is a ‘privilege machine’ for white artists Note from BBT: It’s funny, but the arts and athletics are supposedly […]
The Majority in Public Universities of Brazil Are Black | Black Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: For the past few days, a hot topic that has been discussed is the news being divulged in major media outlets […]
Salvador Councilman Silvio Humberto Talk About Elected black mayor
Salvador Councilman Silvio Humberto Talk About Elected black mayor Note from BW of Brazil: Well, if you haven’t noticed, demands of black Brazilians are heating up […]
Specifically Preto or black: People declaring themselves Preto in Bahia
Specifically Preto or black: People declaring themselves Preto in Bahia Question of Identity: Self-declared pretos, or blacks, outnumber whites in Bahia For experts, an increase […]
Contest for black models held in Salvador on June 15th
Contest for black models held in Salvador on June 15th Note from BW of Brazil: Although I am well aware that many people see these types […]
