Baco Exu do Blues: Brazilian Music Paves the way for Stage Rapper
Baco Exu do Blues: Brazilian Music Paves the way for Stage Rapper Note from BW of Brazil: The more one is able to de-program him […]
religious intolerance
Orisha Statue is a Target of Vandalism in Salvador | Bahia
Orisha Statue is a Target of Vandalism in Salvador | Bahia Candomblé divinity statue is a target of vandalism in the Dique do Tororó The […]
Sacred Afro Brazilian music faces resistance from evangelical students
Sacred Afro-Brazilian music faces resistance from evangelical students at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro School of Music When people say with a straight face […]
Woman Attacks Statue of African Deity of The Sea Iemanjá
Woman Attacks Statue of African Deity of The Sea Iemanjá Note from BW of Brazil: In many ways, art and statues can be very influential in […]
8 Suspects of Plundering of Afro Brazilian religious temples are arrested
8 Suspects of Plundering of Afro Brazilian religious temples are arrested Note from BW of Brazil: This is more than a little disturbing. Attacks and demonization […]
The demolition of a candomblé temple in Brasília and religious freedom
The demolition of a candomblé temple in Brasília and religious freedom Note from BW of Brazil: This story is actually from early last month, and […]
Why is the worship of the orixá called Candomblé? And what is the origin of this Afro-Brazilian religion?
Note from BW of Brazil: We know that the religion of the Candomblé has been the source of repression for decades and its followers, temples […]
Orixás for children: New book introduces children to the attributes of African deities and Afro-Brazilian culture in the struggle against religious intolerance
Note from BW of Brazil: The release of a recent children’s book about the African deities known as orixás, or orishas, is important for a […]
In the state of Bahia, cases of intolerance against Afro-Brazilian religion have increased 2,250%: latest is attack on monument symbolizing black resistance to slavery
Note from BW of Brazil: Assaults of sacred temples and leaders of Afro-Brazilian religions is yet another aspect of Brazil’s rejection of its African heritage. […]
Candomblé, a religion of resistance: A maximum expression of black culture that has been Afro-Brazil’s weapon of struggle and survival
“I’m a Candomblé militant. I do a black theater that is guided matricially by candomblé. I am not connected to the black movement just because […]
Afro-Brazilian religions win court ruling against Record TV; network’s programs demonized adherents and possibly incited violent attacks on houses of worship
Note from BW of Brazil: This is some unexpected good news! Long overdue but never late than never. In past posts, this blog has tried […]
Drug traffickers and pastors united by prejudice? Is Evangelical demonizing of Afro-Brazilian religions to blame for recent violent assaults?
Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes it’s pretty amazing the things that happen in Brazil but people still wanna believe that “we are all equal“. […]
“We’re watching you!”: Afro-Brazilian lawyer, part of truth about black slavery commission, finds fascist/KKK warning posted in front of his house
Note from BW of Brazil: I know that most people, including Brazilians themselves, wouldn’t believe that there are elements that adhere to white extremists view […]
Leaders of Afro-Brazilian religions living in fear as “Evangelical drug dealers” destroy seven temples in one month in Rio; traffickers filmed, posted assaults online
Note from BW of Brazil: We must really ask ourselves, what the hell is going on in Rio de Janeiro? In numerous previous posts, we’ve […]