Nilma Lino Gomes becomes the first black woman to be named dean of a federal university
Nilma Lino Gomes sworn in as dean of Unilab Educator Nilma Lino Gomes is the first black woman to be sworn into office as dean […]
racial identity
Income of Black Brazilians Doubles, But Social Disparities Persist
March commemorating the Day of Black Consciousness in São Paulo, Brazil Note from BW of Brazil: The article below summarizes many of the topics consistently […]
In operation since 2004 and with an 87% black student body, Brazil’s only black college begins to expand
By Carolina Giovanelli A feeling of uneasiness used to come upon José Vicente, 56, of São Paulo, when visited theaters and restaurants in the city. “I’m used […]
Neymar’s blond ambition and the question of racism, identity and marketability of black public figures
Three weeks ago, Brazil’s latest soccer sensation was at the center of another controversy in regards to the question of race. Santos soccer club/Brazilian national […]
Meet the Rio dancers that will portray the black Adam and Eve in a Carnaval parade
Willians José da Silva Marins and Aime do Carmos Rodrigues Lopes will be Adam and Eve So Willians and Aime were chosen to portray […]
Black (negro) or African descendant (afrodescendente)? What’s in a term? Three well-known Brazilians weigh in on which term they prefer to define themselves
When speaking of racial classification or identity in Brazil, things can get quite complex. On the one hand, various reports have proclaimed Brazil to have the largest black […]
Brazilians don’t recognize their racial identity
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 […]
Debate on the world of black psychologists: Obstacles for Afro-Brazilians entering the profession, blackness as class identity and job market inequality
“The psychologist must first of all recognize the worker. The world of work translates into the class dimension. Let’s think about how to work together […]
Edna Roland: A warrior in the fight for the equality of black women in Brazil
Edna Roland Brazilian, woman, from the north, and black. In this country, most people who fit this profile live a life associated with – and […]
Edna Roland: A warrior in the fight for the equality of black women in Brazil
Edna Roland Brazilian, woman, from the north, and black. In this country, most people who fit this profile live a life associated with – and […]
Is Beyonce’s mixed-race blackness a contradiction? Brazil’s Graça Cunha doesn’t think so
L’Oreal ad featuring Beyonce So, once Mrs. BeyonceKnowles Carter is at the center of controversy. What else is new? Again a questionof race […]
Is Beyonce’s mixed-race blackness a contradiction? Brazil’s Graça Cunha doesn’t think so
L’Oreal ad featuring Beyonce So, once Mrs. Beyonce Knowles Carter is at the center of controversy. What else is new? Again a question of […]
What is it to be a black woman in Brazil? Part 1
Simone Nascimento, 38, a cultural producer from Rio de Janeiro “You are not black, you’re morena. No, but I’m black! Oh! Don’t say that, you’re so beautiful!”* Still today I feel […]
Racial classification and terminology in Brazil
In Brazil, there five racial classifications on the official census: pardo, loosely meaning brown or mixed race, preto (black), branco (white), amarelo (Asian) and indio […]
