“I’m not parda (brown/mixed)! | I’m black and I have a right to this identity!”
I’m not parda (brown/mixed)! I’m Black Note from BW of Brazil: This is always an intriguing debate/discussion and I’ll say it again: I don’t think […]
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On The Lack of Crowns: The difficulty of Recognizing Yourself as a black man
On The Lack of Crowns: The difficulty of Recognizing Yourself Note from BW of Brazil: I swear, I never get tired of this topic/debate. For […]
Our Light Skinned blackness will not be negotiated | Black Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes when I’m considering a piece that should be covered for this blog, I stumble across interesting other pieces that […]
Distinct Forms of Blackness Despite Identical Origins
Distinct Forms of Blackness Despite Identical Origins Note from BW of Brazil: The contrast and the likeness are two of the reasons that made me […]
Black Brazilian Music and The Emergence Black Aesthetics
Black Brazilian Music and The Emergence of Black Aesthetics Note from BW of Brazil: It’s amazing the changes I’ve witnessed with the population of black Brazilian […]
Brazilian cartoon Monica’s Gang will be released as film on June 27th
Note from BW of Brazil: Before I get into today’s topic, I want to just mention how the idea of covering it came about. To […]
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 […]
Artificially darkened skin: Man fired from Job for fraud | Black Brazil
Artificially darkened skin: Man fired from Job for fraud | Black Brazil Note: You see, it’s stories like this that making covering stories from Brazil from […]
In Brazil is being black a choice? Two women illustrate the Situation
In Brazil is being black a choice? Two women illustrate the Situation Note from BW of Brazil: This type of article really gets to the […]
Tais Araújo Steps down from playing a renowned scientist in a film
Tais Araújo Steps down from playing a renowned scientist in a film Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes it is possible to show one’s character […]
Native of São Paulo responds to Brazilians about being a Brazilian
A native of São Paulo responds to Brazilians about being a Brazilian Note from BW of Brazil: So much to say about today’s post, but […]
“With white skin and light colored eyes, the defendant doesn’t have the stereotype of a crook,” says judge in sentencing man for attempted car-jacking and murder
Note from BW of Brazil: This is the type of thing that trips me about Brazilians, even among highly educated people. The image of the […]
Protagonist of the blockbuster ‘Cidade de Deus/City of God’ film is now an Uber driver; and this exposes our most perverse racism
Note from BW of Brazil: The years 2012 and 2017 made the 10th and 15th year anniversaries of the release of the film Cidade de […]
“Wakanda is…in Europe”? “The white is black?”: Daniela Mercury’s latest song “Black Panther Goddess”, represents a universalization that, even in homage, cannot fully accept blackness
Note from BW of Brazil: You wanna know how Brazil has managed to skate under the radar of being one of the most racist countries […]