Afro Brazilian men No Longer Shaving Their Heads to Hide kinks and curls
Afro Brazilian men No Longer Shaving Their Heads to Hide kinks and curls Note from BW of Brazil: The title about says it all. In […]
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Brazilian hair? Good hair? How beauty aesthetics enslave and why I shaved my head
Note from BW of Brazil: So what is this thing about “Brazilian hair”? Is it somehow different from other hair textures? Is it somehow […]
“Hair transition”: During the quarantine, black men are letting their hair grow out for the first time
Note from BBT: Since about March of 2020, our lives have been effectively changed. I sometimes wonder what the overall costs and damages have been […]
Video by Brazilian woman Kamilla Albino showing the diversity of black hair goes viral after being shared by Viola Davis
Note from BBT: Every now and then you gotta just enjoy something fun and simple. This blog often discusses the harsh realities of a racist […]
Bombril scouring pad “Krespinha” Stereotypes Associate Product
Bombril scouring pad “Krespinha” Stereotypes Associate Product Note from BW of Brazil: So, here we go again. I’ve said it before, sometimes I really do […]
Favela Barber: Afro-Brazilians Adapting Own Aesthetics of Beauty
Favela Barber: Afro-Brazilians Adapting Own Aesthetics of Beauty Note from BW of Brazil: Having been studying the Afro-Brazilian community for two decades, one thing that […]
Brazilian Men Wearing Large Afros is “A Fight for a Greater Cause”
Brazilian Men Wearing Large Afros is “A Fight for a Greater Cause” Note from BW of Brazil: Na impressive transformation. That’s how I would describe […]
Military Police Caught Black youth because he Wore an Afro
Military Police Caught Black youth because he Wore an Afro “To me you’re a thief, with this disgraceful hair!”: Military Police Caught Black youth because […]
Mixed Race of African Ancestry: Danrley Ferreira and Meghan Markle
Mixed Race of African Ancestry: Danrley Ferreira and Meghan Markle When whiteness wants to remind persons of mixed race of their African ancestry: The cases […]
Why did a Church pastor in Bahia refuse to baptize a young black women?
Why did a church pastor in Bahia refuse to baptize a young black woman? Note from BW of Brazil: A few months back I remember […]
The hot spot in Rio for black hair: In these salons, business is booming for African immigrant hairstylists
Note from BW of Brazil: Hair care, texture, styles and acceptance are all frequent topics here on the blog. And for good reason. In Brazil, […]
Black hair in Brazil: A revolution in the making
Gone are days when kinky/curly hair was synonymous with mistreated and laborious hair. Nowadays in Brazil, kinky/curly hair is increasingly associated with self-assertion, self-esteem, behavior […]
