Category Archives: Bahia
Race, beauty, representation and black invisibility: how two recent beauty contests represent Brazil’s racial ideology
Note from BW of Brazil: Two beauty contests, two different states, and two different histories serve as good examples of Brazil’s historical racial ideology. In the southern state of Santa … Continue reading
Government income assistance program Bolsa Família completes 10 years and now helps its second generation
Note from BW of Brazil: Over the last year or so much has been written about Brazil’s surge onto the world stage, its rise to claim the sixth largest economy … Continue reading
Designer Levite Bahia and his African themed Fashion Made in Bahia
Note from BW of Brazil: If you’ve followed this blog even sparingly over the past 18 months , you know that fashion is a topic covered here from time to … Continue reading
Suzana and Suzane Massena, twin models from Bahia: photo gallery 2
Today’s posts features a gallery of photos of twin models Suzana and Suzane Massena of Salvador, Bahia. See more on them here and the first photo gallery here.
Twin sisters from Bahia, Suzana and Suzane Massena, turning heads in the modeling world
“Not even our father knows who is who,” say twin models at Fashion Rio Susan and Suzane Massena, 17, who strutted on the catwalk for Oestúdio, are only invited to … Continue reading
Suzana and Suzane Massena, twin models from Bahia: photo gallery
This post features photos of twin sisters Suzana and Suzane Massena from Salvador, Bahia. Click here for a little about them and here for more photos
“That’s prejudice, (it’s) just because we’re black! When will we be respected in this country?” says a black woman accused of theft in a store; subsequent search finds nothing
Two women accused the establishment in Bahia of having practiced racism against them on Saturday, April 6th. An employee of the establishment charged the customers Áurea Santos and Dulce Santos … Continue reading
Ivete Sacramento: Pioneer in Brazil’s Affirmative Action system, first black woman dean of a university and now Secretary of Reparations Project in Salvador, Bahia
Ivete Sacramento Ivete Sacramento was the first black woman to become dean of a Brazilian university, elected to the post at the Universidade do Estado da Bahia (Uneb or State … Continue reading
Fashion model/dancer Alexia Bairon
She stands 5’9” tall, with dark brown eyes and hair and is the owner of an unmistakable beauty. “A black goddess. They all want to photograph her when she comes to … Continue reading
Fashion model/dancer Alexia Bairon – photo gallery
Alexia Bairon is model and dancer from Salvador, Bahia.Know more about her here. See more photos here
Fashion model/dancer Alexia Bairon – photo gallery 3
Alexia Bairon is a model and dancer from Salvador, Bahia. See more photos of her here. See a short bio here
In the fashion industry, entrepreneurship helps black women to earn social respect and in the labor market, says stylist
Marah Silva of Ateliê Cretismo in Rio de Janeiro By Thais Leitão of Agência Brasil Brasília – Entrepreneurship is a key that frees the black woman to conquest social respect and … Continue reading
Long-time actress Chica Xavier: A career of more than 50 years
Along with Ruth de Souza and Léa Garcia, Chica Xavier represents the long-time presence of a handful of Afro-Brazilian actresses and is one of the most respected and consistent black women in … Continue reading
Black, female and judge, Alzeni Barreto says Brazil’s law against racism is not sufficiently utilized due to people lacking the courage to use it
Alzeni Barreto: first black woman to become a judge in Valença, Bahia Alzeni Barreto, 58, left the city of Santo Amaro, in the Recôncavo region in the northeastern state of … Continue reading
