Rio Grande do Sul: The Invisibility of Blacks in one of Brazil’s Whitest States
Note from BW of Brazil: In my two decades of experience visiting and living in Brazil, I have never been to the state of Rio […]
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Taking it to the streets! Afro-Brazilians march through the city of Florianópolis in one of Brazil’s whitest states to demand recognition and their rights
Note from BW of Brazil: As we’ve written in numerous posts, the past few decades have seen tremendous changes in the consciousness of Brazil’s black […]
“Negressencia”: Spectacular considers the history of Rio Grande do Sul, one of Brazil’s whitest states, from the perspective of black women
Note from BW of Brazil: Wow! All I can say is that I wish I could be there! The photos and background to this spectacular […]
When is blackface not actually blackface? Journalist defends her photo exhibit that digitally blackened the faces of numerous prominent white people
Note from BW of Brazil: HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of Black Women of Brazil’s readers and welcome to 2018! For my first post of […]
“Um Baile Bom”: In one of Brazil’s whitest cities, young black organizers are putting on ‘a good dance’, in “little Africa”, & developing black entrepreneurship
Note from BW of Brazil: Curitiba is the capital city of the southern state of Paraná. It is one of the whitest cities in one of […]
“She has the face of a maid”: Black Miss Brasil suffers verbal offenses, but this has nothing to with race, right?
Note from BW of Brazil: In reality, there’s really nothing to see here. It’s just Brazil being Brazil. We’ve seen this time and time again […]
“I feel like I’ve been sent back to the whipping post!” Black woman lost her place in medical school when white students declared themselves black to take advantage of affirmative action program
Note from BW of Brazil: And on it goes. In recent years, I’ve posted a number of stories relating to the practice of white Brazilians […]
Homeless man is savagely beaten in São José, Brazil; aggressor posts video on You Tube
Note from BW of Brazil: Brutal. Repugnant. Simply savage! Curious to know what words come to your mind after seeing these photos and video. The video […]
“What I learned raising 3 black children”: Blackness, representation and pride in an anti-black society
Note from BW of Brazil: Black representation in the media is an issue wherever black people live in multi-racial societies. If the problem is bad […]
In Brazil’s northeast, young blacks are 5 times more likely to die than young whites
Note from BW of Brazil: Of course, it’s not fun sharing these types of facts, but the more you crunch the numbers, the worse it […]
Elisa Freitas is the 1st black Miss Santa Catarina; says she never suffered racism but will fight for more space for black women
Note from BW of Brazil: We first introduced you to Elisa Freitas back in May of 2013 when 5’10” beauty won the right to […]
When rappers crossover: new video by rapper MV Bill provokes accusations of sell-out, whitening and elitification of Brazilian Hip Hop
Note from BW of Brazil: What do BET (Black Entertainment Television), American rapper Ja Rule and Brazilian Hip Hop have to do with each other? […]
After rejecting two popular black actors, FIFA chooses a white couple for the ceremonial Final Draw of World Cup teams
Note from BW of Brazil: Well, once again the “dictatorship of whiteness” prevails in a situation involving Brazil. There’s a lot going here so let’s […]
Race, beauty, representation and black invisibility: how two recent beauty contests represent Brazil’s racial ideology
Note from BW of Brazil: Two beauty contests, two different states, and two different histories serve as good examples of Brazil’s historical racial ideology. In […]
