Category Archives: Ilê Aiyê
Brazil’s Carnaval is officially over! Carnaval 2013 photo gallery
Brazil’s Carnaval for 2013 has come and gone again! Today, we feature a series of photos (this post and others in the next few days) from the Carnaval season beginning … Continue reading
Bloco groups of Salvador, Bahia: Brazilian styled racial segregation
All-white group in Bloco Eva (left): One of the accused blocos (right) Some, like the Ilê Aiyê, right, only accept blacks Although this article is from 1999, it provides insight … Continue reading
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 for the end to discrimination … Continue reading
Black Brazilians begin to fight back
Ivete Sacramento, who became Brazil’s first black president of a major university in 1998, said she’s saddened every day when she looks out the balcony of her upper middle-class apartment … Continue reading
Carnaval in Salvador, Bahia: Brazil’s own spin on apartheid
Carnaval of the Apartheid As Carnaval begins to wind down in Brazil, one particular issue won’t be dying down any time soon: racism. The racism practiced by Brazil’s elites was … Continue reading
Carnaval in Salvador, Bahia: Brazil’s own spin on apartheid
Carnaval of the Apartheid As Carnaval begins to wind down in Brazil, one particular issue won’t be dying down any time soon: racism. The racism practiced by Brazil’s elites was … Continue reading
Edjane dos Santos Nascimento is crowned Ebony Goddess of 2012
Edjane dos Santos Nascimento is crowned Ebony Goddess of 2012 by Ilê Aiyê On the night of Saturday, January 28th, the bloco afro known Ilê Aiyê crowned its queen during … Continue reading
Edjane dos Santos Nascimento is crowned Ebony Goddess of 2012
Edjane dos Santos Nascimento is crowned Ebony Goddess of 2012 by Ilê Aiyê On the night of Saturday, January 28th, the bloco afro known Ilê Aiyê crowned its queen during … Continue reading
Women of the Carnaval bloco, Ilê Aiyê in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Women of the Carnaval bloco, Ilê Aiyê in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
