Category Archives: Taís Araújo
Research shows that the way Brazilians see the color of celebrities reveals “racial” criteria in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: Racial identity and classification are topics often discussed on the BW of Brazil blog. The article below taken from the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper is … Continue reading
Chica da Silva: From slave to elite in 18th century Brazil
Francisca da Silva de Oliveira, or simply Chica da Silva or Xica da Silva (Serro, cerca 1732 – February 15, 1796), was a slave, later freed, who lived in the … Continue reading
Actress Jéssica Ellen, a former cleaning woman, is often confused with Brazil’s most successful black actress
Jéssica Ellen, who plays Rita on the TV show Malhação, was a cleaning woman and says that she’s already been confused for Brazil’s most successful black actress, Taís Araújo Before getting her … Continue reading
The representation of black women in Brazil’s novelas (soap operas)
Aparecida Petrowki (left) and Camila Pitanga Taís Araújo (left) and Maria Ceiça By Rosa Estrada I have just under three decades of existence, and, because of this, I don’t have … Continue reading
Actress Sheron Menezes: Through her and other actresses, "Today, black children have people in which they can see themselves"
The actress shows that she learned to make acarajé (fried bean fritters) (1) to play the confectioner Berenice in her latest novella, Lado a Lado and says that she has … Continue reading
Revisiting the triumph and controversy surrounding the film Filhas do Vento, the first Brazilian film made with a majority black cast and black director – Part 3
Filhas do Vento – The challenges and triumph Note: This is the third and final part of this three part series; see part 1 and part 2 Directing a cast full of well-known … Continue reading
Revisiting the triumph and controversy surrounding the film Filhas do Vento, the first Brazilian film made with a majority black cast and black director – Part 1
Filhas do Vento DVD cover For today’s post and those of the next few days, I wanted to discuss Filhas do Vento, a 2004 film directed by Joel Zito Araújo. Now I’m … Continue reading
Brazil’s top TV network, Globo, simultaneously airing three productions with prominent presence of black actors
Camila Pitanga and Lázaro Ramos, protagonists of Lado a Lado by Alberto Pereira, Jr. “A carne mais barata do mercado é a carne negra.” (“The cheapest meat in the market is … Continue reading
Actress Aparecida Petrowky: A real life worthy of its own soap opera
Actress reveals her family history and reveals how she earned her place on the novela by Laís Rissato It was a debut and so much more. During the first chapters … Continue reading
The Brazilian mulata: black woman or something entirely different?
Soccer star Vagner Love surrounded by five mulatas Last week I had a discussion about Brazil with an African-American graphic designer. He was putting together a flyer for an … Continue reading
In over 430 issues of the Brazilian edition of Playboy, only seven black women have made the cover
In its 35 years in Brazil, Playboy magazine has put out more than 430 issues, and featured some of the most beautiful Brazilian women to grace its pages, yet and still, … Continue reading
Taís Araújo becomes a futuristic diva in photographic essay
On a post from April 13th, I wrote about actress Taís Araújo: “I place her on my list of ‘Brazilian Beyonces‘ because, as I have written elsewhere, like Ms. Knowles … Continue reading
Taís Araújo becomes a futuristic diva in photographic essay
On a post from April 13th, I wrote about actress Taís Araújo: “I place her on my list of ‘Brazilian Beyonces‘ because, as I have written elsewhere, like Ms. Knowles … Continue reading
Actress Taís Araújo covers May edition of Marie Claire magazine
Taís Araújo: “Marriage is a daily exercise. One day we love each other, the next we want to kill each other.” The actress of many firsts that is currently on … Continue reading
