Faces of Afro Brazil 11
“We, traditional peoples and communities, don’t need tolerance. We need respect.” – Dicota Djanganga Note from BW of Brazil: In the ongoing observance of the […]
“We, traditional peoples and communities, don’t need tolerance. We need respect.” – Dicota Djanganga Note from BW of Brazil: In the ongoing observance of the […]
Note from BW of Brazil: African oriented cultural practices such as the musical style Samba, the martial art capoeira and adherence to the candomblé religion […]
Note from BW of Brazil: As has been pointed out in various posts on this blog, the normative representation of whiteness as the standard in […]
Note from BW of Brazil: The question of racial identity and classification are topics dealt with frequently on this blog. Brazil’s history and reputation has […]
Photo: Top, left to to right: Rafaella, sister of soccer star Neymar, actress Aparecida Petrowky, soccer star Neymar and singer Juliana Diniz. Bottom, left to right: […]
Note from BW of Brazil: Although many don’t realize it, during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Brazil imported more African slaves than any other Western nation. […]
Three men suspected of rape apprehended in Rio Third rape victim in the Rio de Janeiro van says that she wanted ‘sleep and forget (about […]
This post will be this blog’s second foray into the connection between African-American music and culture and its importation into Brazil in the 1970s. This […]
Last week on December 19th, the struggle for black liberation lost a great warriors: Thereza Santos. Because she was Brazilian from a Portuguese-speaking country, the […]
Originally published on Monday, November 28, 2011 Republished in recognition of Month of Black Consciousness Zaíra de Oliveira (1891-1951) was a classically-trained soprano that studied […]
Originally published on November 25, 2011 Republished in recognition of the Month of Black Consciousness Carolina Maria de Jesus (1915-1977) (1) was a favelada (slum dweller) from […]
by Daiane Souza UnB doctoral thesis reveals that the population has difficulty accepting their ethnicity Study conducted at the Department of Linguistics at the University […]
Sharylaine Sil is a pioneer of Brazilian women’s rap. It was she who put together the first all-female group formed in 1986, called Rap Girls. […]
Bahia’s African heritage on parade Sign: “Black People in Power” Few places better represent the influence of Africa on Brazilian culture than the streets of […]
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