Milleny Macedo of Rio de Janeiro
From the Realengo neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, model Milleny Macedo Height: 175cm/5´9” Eyes: Dark Brown Hair: Dark Brown Measurements: Bust-85cm/33 – Waist -67cm /26 […]
Month: November 2012
Carnival season begins with accusations of "apartheid" against black bloco afro groups in Salvador
Although it may appear that it’s early to start talking about Carnaval as the event doesn’t actually start until late February, but in reality, the […]
Black women are ‘stronger’, ‘more resistant to pain’ and other racial stereotypes contribute to unequal medical treatment
Eliane Barbosa da Conceição, researcher: Stereotypes about blacks effect medical treatment If a black woman and a white woman both need emergency obstetric care, the […]
Student of Brazil’s Federal District Public school system accuses teacher of racism; student was called ‘neguinho’
A 17-year old second year high school student at Centro Educacional IV, in Sobradinho II in the administrative region of Brazil’s capital city recently accused […]
Racism in the retail store window displays
by Ana Rita Dutra Sometimes when I walk through a few corridors of shops in the malls of Porto Alegre, I’m don’t feel Brazilian. In […]
Zaíra de Oliveira: One of the Brazil’s greatest singers that you’ve never heard of
Originally published on Monday, November 28, 2011 Republished in recognition of Month of Black Consciousness Zaíra de Oliveira (1891-1951) was a classically-trained soprano that studied […]
Carolina de Jesus, writer: from the slums of São Paulo to international acclaim
Originally published on November 25, 2011 Republished in recognition of the Month of Black Consciousness Carolina Maria de Jesus (1915-1977) (1) was a favelada (slum dweller) from […]
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 […]
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 […]
Black women earn 58.3% of income of non-black men
Study shows differences in working conditions in the country; Metropolitan São Paulo area has the greatest difference between black and non-black. The average real income […]
November 25: International Day For the End of Violence Against Women
November 25: International Day For the End of Violence Against Women According to the Federal Government, each 5 minutes a women is assaulted and every […]
Day of Black Consciousness 2012: photos of festivities in cities throughout Brazil
November 20this said to be the day that the great Palmares quilombo (maroon society of runaway slaves) leader, Zumbi, was killed in 1695. In 1971 a group […]
In the northeastern state of Paraíba in 2010, 1,329 blacks were murdered compared to 49 whites; a rate of 27 times higher
Sign: For the end of the extermination of black youth More blacks die in Paraíba, according Map of Violence report by Camila Alves The number […]
As preparation for 2016 Olympics continue, Brazil continues to deal with its slavery past
Facing up … the ethnic make-up of Brazil’s population has long been glossed over. by Nicolas Bourcier Groundworks for the 2016 Olympics bring questions of […]