Movimento Negro interrupts tribute to Princess Isabel in the Congress
Movimento Negro interrupts tribute to Princess Isabel in the Congress Note from BW of Brazil: The rumblings of revolt began about a week and a half […]
Brazilian history
In Brazil, there are a number of streets and avenues named after people who you may never have known were black
Note from BW of Brazil: Last week, on January 25th, one of the most important cities in Brazil, São Paulo, commemorated its 465th anniversary. Having […]
November is Brazil’s Month of Black Consciousness; here are 10 black people from the northeastern state of Maranhão who’ve made history
Note from BW of Brazil: Maranhão is one of those that I’ve wanted to visit for a long time. It’s located in the northeast of […]
The Paraguayan War (1864-1870), fought between Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina & Uruguay, was South America’s worst conflict; war had Aryanizing effect on Brazil, eliminating about 100,000 black slaves
The Paraguayan War (1864-1870), fought between Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina & Uruguay, was South America’s worst conflict; war had Aryanizing effect on Brazil, eliminating about 100,000 […]
A few hours of pleasure? Motel Senzala in Porto Alegre, located in southern Brazil, offers slavery-themed rooms complete with chains, shackles and cages
A few hours of pleasure? Motel Senzala in Porto Alegre, located in southern Brazil, offers slavery-themed rooms complete with chains, shackles and cages Ya see, […]
The 1835 Revolt of the Malês: The Legacy of the black Muslims that rebelled in Bahia 53 years before the abolition of slavery
Note from BW of Brazil: Many years ago when I began to learn about the struggle of Afro-Brazilians to achieve equality in a Brazilian society that […]
The history of freedom in Brazil was written by slaves that achieved their liberation; one reason for decline of slavery was what slaves did to achieve freedom
Note from BW of Brazil: As most of us know, or at should know, history is always told from the perspective of the winners. As […]
The other side of the story: Experts say that the process of the abolition of slavery in Brazil occurred thanks to the leading roles of blacks for years
Note from BW of Brazil: In all of my years of schooling, from elementary school, to the university, the emptiness I often felt after sitting various […]
Should we celebrate this date? May 13th: 13 decades past the end of slavery and the black population still has no rights guaranteed
Note from BW of Brazil: Can you think of anything that would be worth celebrating or remembering on May 13th? This year, it fell on […]
(Only) slavery (doesn’t) explain the current situation of black Brazilians
Note from BW of Brazil: You would think that the title of today’s article would be totally obvious to anyone who reads it, but it […]
Our stories: The history of quilombo Palmares, one of the greatest stories of black resistance to slavery, is now in comic form in ‘Angola Janga – A history of Palmares’
Note from BW of Brazil: It goes with saying that, in terms of Black History, the story of the great quilombo known as Palmares is […]
Famed writer Carolina de Jesus was a dark-skinned black woman with wooly hair; should a fair-skinned woman with straight hair portray her in a play?
Note from BW of Brazil: When I first became aware of this story I must say I was kinda like, “Here we go again!” A […]
After 170 years, the important of blacks in one of Brazil’s bloodiest wars, the Farroupilha Revolution, is still minimized, says doctor in history
Note from BW of Brazil: Afro-Brazilian historians and activists have been saying this for a long time: black Brazilians are mostly non-existent in Brazilian history […]
Slave struggles and the end of slavery in Brazil: How revolts, organized resistance and fugitive slave communities contributed to the end of slavery in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: It is often said that history is always told from the perspective of the winners and in my own experience […]