New magazine, Black Women Making History, continues to tell the story of black Brazilian women
In the past few months we’ve highlighted a number of things going on in Brazil that have the expressed interest of improving the image of […]
Month: January 2013
2014 elections will feature color/race data of candidates; politicians fear a racial quota that would change profile of the Parliament
by Akemi Nitahara The Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (Superior Electoral Court) doesn’t have statistics about the number of blacks in Brazilian politics, neither elected politicians nor […]
Six Brazilian rappers killed in the last two years; communities suspect Military Police death squads
Top: DJ Felipe, MC Duda, MC Felipe Boladão Bottom: DJ Lah, MC Primo, MC Careca In São Paulo, Hip Hop is one of the strongest cultural […]
Actress Sheron Menezes: “I like sex, period. Now I want to give pleasure and take pleasure”
After two consecutive years of being Queen in Sapucaí (1) in front of the Portela Samba school drum troupe, actress Sheron Menezes will not march on the avenue with […]
Miracle baby develops in mother’s ovary and survives; pregnancy extremely rare
Elizete Pavão and her baby In 95% of cases of pregnancy outside the uterus, the embryo develops in the Fallopian tube. Ovarian pregnancy is considered very […]
"Stop and Frisk" Brazilian style? Military Police captain gives order to approach black and brown suspects
Instruction based on the description of an assault victim in an upscale neighborhood by Thais Nunes Since December 21st of last year, police officers of […]
White couple accuses BMW dealership of racism against 7-year old adopted black child in Rio
Ronald and Priscilla Munk: couple’s black child told to leave a BMW store Store representative apologized and said it had been a ‘misunderstanding’. ‘This is […]
According to insiders, “In each battalion of the Military Police there’s a death squad”: Does this explain why so many black men are being killed?
Civil Police reveal how the new death squads of São Paulo work and denounce the persecutions the agents suffer that refuse to kill and […]
Black population makes up majority of unemployed in southern city of Porto Alegre
Blacks suffer more in economic downturn: economist Dulve Helena Vargas Participation of blacks in the labor market fell 11.1% in two years. Data are part of […]
Thamy Souza is elected Queen of Carnival 2013 in Porto Alegre in southern Brazil
Thamy Fernanda de Souza, 28, the new Carnaval Queen of Porto Alegre Thamy Fernanda de Souza, 28, of the Os Filhos da Candinha Samba school […]
Inspired by Beyoncé, actress Roberta Rodrigues straightens her hair and goes blonde; says guys are crazy about her new look
Actress Roberta Rodrigues who first became famous in her role as Berenice in the 2002 hit film Cidade de Deus (City of God) has decided to go […]
Candidates for Queen of Carnaval in Porto Alegre for 2013, Part 4
In this photo gallery are five of the 20 candidates for Queen of Carnaval 2013 in the city of Porto Alegre, in the southern state […]
Candidates for Queen of Carnaval in Porto Alegre for 2013, Part 3
In this photo gallery are five of the 20 candidates for Queen of Carnaval 2013 in the city of Porto Alegre, in the southern state […]
Candidates for Queen of Carnaval in Porto Alegre for 2013, Part 2
In this photo gallery are five of the 20 candidates for Queen of Carnaval 2013 in the city of Porto Alegre, in the southern state […]