7 Afro Brazilian Entrepreneurs: Came Together To make Masks
7 Afro Brazilian Entrepreneurs: Came Together To make Masks Note from BW of Brazil: It’s getting real in Brazil, particularly São Paulo. Or maybe it’s […]
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Five black women transforming reality in the peripheries of Brazilian cities
Five black women transforming reality in the peripheries of Brazilian cities Note from BW of Brazil: If you’ve been paying attention as we near the […]
The “New Black Globalization” – Connections of diasporas and African countries; recent visit by king of Yorubas to Brazil encourages calls for black nationalism
Note from BW of Brazil: The recent visit by King Oni of Ifé, leader of the Yoruba people in Nigeria, is being hailed as an […]
Black Love, Black Business: Couples who are partners in love and in business discuss how they merge their personal and entrepreneurial lives
Note from BW of Brazil: You absolutely HAVE to love features like the one you’re about to read! Three black men, three black women that […]
With the objective of promoting networking and business expansion, Afro Hub, an acceleration program for black entrepreneurs, is launched in São Paulo
Note from BW of Brazil: The rise of the black entrepreneur in Brazil has been one of the most intriguing developments in the past few […]
“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 […]
Symbols of resistance and empowerment, meet 7 black Brazilian women entrepreneurs that you should know
Note from BW of Brazil: Beyond calls for more representation in the media, an end to the genocide of black youth and the daily struggle […]
Afro-entrepreneurship on display at Feira Black (Black Expo) which will address racial issues and bring together fashion, music, culinary arts and dance
Note from BW of Brazil: OK, so this event took place last Sunday, but I wanted to present the story as yet another example of […]
In Brazil, the black entrepreneur is denied credit three times more than a white entrepreneur
Note from BW of Brazil: Repeat after me. In Brazil, “somos todos iguais” (we are all equal)! You believe me, don’t you? Of course, the […]
Poverty to millionaire businesswoman: From washing dishes to earning $93 million in one year – Meet Jane Muniz, co-founder and president of Eyebrow Spa
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s always wonderful to be able to share stories such as the one I’m presenting today. Similar to yesterday’s profile […]
“The black consumer wants something with which to identify herself” – An African-styled wedding? Sisters of Matamba Institute offer services with Afro theme
Note from BW of Brazil: We’ve been seeing some very exciting developments in recent years focused on black identity, African ancestry and concepts of community. […]
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil’s center of black culture, gets it first multi-brand Afro-Brazilian fashion store
Note from BW of Brazil: The so-called Afro-Brazilian entrepreneurialism has seen an enormous surge in recent years with a number of initiatives targeting the specific […]
Monica Costa: From the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to top entrepreneur in the Washington, D.C. area
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s always great when I discover international stories of the success that black Brazilian women are finding in other countries. […]
Afropreneurship: Although racism is the principle obstacle for black entrepreneurs, Brazil’s tax system also puts them at a disadvantage
Note from BW of Brazil: In recent years, we’ve seen a lot of research and investment being devoted to “Afropreneurship”, referring to Afro-Brazilian entrepreneurs. And even […]