October 2019 - Black Women Of Brazil

“The modern slave quarters is the maid’s room”: A former maid, rapper/historian Preta Rara releases book on the work experieces of hundreds of maids

October 17, 2019 Marques Travae 0

“The modern slave quarters is the maid’s room”: A former maid, rapper/historian Preta Rara releases book on the work experieces of hundreds of maids When […]

“Racist? But some of the richest singers in Brazil are black!!” Recent reports show how white artists are the most popular and best paid in Brazil’s music industry

October 17, 2019 Marques Travae 0

“Racist? But some of the richest singers in Brazil are black!!” Recent reports show how white artists are the most popular and best paid in […]

“They are the future of Brazil”: Correio Brazilense newspaper admits making a mistake featuring an article on Brazil’s future with only white children

October 15, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: A mistake, huh? Oh sure, we all make mistakes, right? Had I not known the history of Brazil, I’d probably […]

Historic game in Rio as two black coaches face each in a Division A match; Bahia coach Roger Machado schools the media on the historic exclusion of black coaches

October 14, 2019 Marques Travae 1

Bahia coach gives class on structural racism to sports journalism When analyzing the situation of the Brazil’s black population, to get a fair synopsis, we […]

Behind the Scenes of the Salon Line hair products commercial that pays homage to kinky/curly hair and black women

October 14, 2019 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: “They took us out of our kingdom but they didn’t take away our nobility.” These are the opening lines of one of […]

“Our hair is our heritage”: 100% created by and starring Afro-Brazilians, hair product commercial captures the essence and beauty of black women in campaign

October 14, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: I actually introduced this post to readers over a week ago when I reported on the captivating images I passed […]

“Call the police! There’s a black guy taking pictures!”: Neighbors report young photographer for suspicious behavior; he was taking pictures of a bird

October 12, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Persecuted as a suspect, young black man who practiced photography denounces racism in Jundiaí “Can a black man just take some pictures?” ”Fear of a […]

“Colorful makeup doesn’t look good on black skin”, “wash your dirty models”; Makeup artist victim of racist comments after using black model in contest

October 12, 2019 Marques Travae 1

Makeup artist is a victim of racism for using black model in contest Model Luciana Vilaça shared snippets of racist messages on Twitter Yet another […]

Only 7.4% of commercials feature black women in leading role, research reveals

October 10, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Only 7.4% of commercials feature black women in lead role, research reveals It’s basically the rule in any segment of Brazilian society. If there appears […]

..And the myth goes on – Participant of ‘A Fazenda’ reality show says that, for her, “there is no racism, skin color” but then refers to two participants as black

October 7, 2019 Marques Travae 1

Participant of A Fazenda reality show says that for her “there is no racism, skin color” Before I get into today’s short post, I must […]

UFRB, the second largest university in black majority state of Bahia, graduates its first mostly black medicine class; an historic moment, photo goes viral online

October 6, 2019 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: I can’t stress enough how huge this is. When I first saw this photo over a month ago, I immediately […]

Going international! Meet the 13 most listened to Brazilian female rappers in the world

October 3, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: For anyone who happens to catch the ”Brazil bug”, sooner or later the music coming out the country will surely […]

Could Salvador, Bahia aka “Black Rome” soon have its first elected black mayor?With debate heating up, a record number of black candidates are entering the race

October 2, 2019 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: Well, if you haven’t noticed, demands of black Brazilians are heating up all over Brazil and in almost every area. For […]

Black Coalition travels to Washington DC & New York to expose genocide & human rights violations against black Brazilians; meets with Congressional Black Caucus

October 2, 2019 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: The struggle that’s going on in Brazil in relation to the black community, in many ways, is reaching a boiling […]

Black Women Of Brazil

The site dedicated to Brazilian women of African descent

Month: October 2019

“The modern slave quarters is the maid’s room”: A former maid, rapper/historian Preta Rara releases book on the work experieces of hundreds of maids

“Racist? But some of the richest singers in Brazil are black!!” Recent reports show how white artists are the most popular and best paid in Brazil’s music industry

“They are the future of Brazil”: Correio Brazilense newspaper admits making a mistake featuring an article on Brazil’s future with only white children

Historic game in Rio as two black coaches face each in a Division A match; Bahia coach Roger Machado schools the media on the historic exclusion of black coaches

Behind the Scenes of the Salon Line hair products commercial that pays homage to kinky/curly hair and black women

“Our hair is our heritage”: 100% created by and starring Afro-Brazilians, hair product commercial captures the essence and beauty of black women in campaign

“Call the police! There’s a black guy taking pictures!”: Neighbors report young photographer for suspicious behavior; he was taking pictures of a bird

“Colorful makeup doesn’t look good on black skin”, “wash your dirty models”; Makeup artist victim of racist comments after using black model in contest

Only 7.4% of commercials feature black women in leading role, research reveals

..And the myth goes on – Participant of ‘A Fazenda’ reality show says that, for her, “there is no racism, skin color” but then refers to two participants as black

UFRB, the second largest university in black majority state of Bahia, graduates its first mostly black medicine class; an historic moment, photo goes viral online

Going international! Meet the 13 most listened to Brazilian female rappers in the world

Could Salvador, Bahia aka “Black Rome” soon have its first elected black mayor?With debate heating up, a record number of black candidates are entering the race

Black Coalition travels to Washington DC & New York to expose genocide & human rights violations against black Brazilians; meets with Congressional Black Caucus

Present Black Parents: Collective brings together black mothers and fathers, to practice ancestral values, break stereotypes and become better parents

“Many of us forget that black men & black women can & should love each other”: Comedian Tia Má reflects on the color of love and state of black relationships

‘I wouldn’t accept a white man’, says funk singer MC Carol after criticism of rapper Karol Conka’s relationship

A celebrated symbol of black empowerment, rapper Karol Conka faces accusations of hypocrisy after going public with a white man

What does it mean to “palmitar”? Understanding the term that many use to define a black preference for white partners

“Racist? But some of the richest singers in Brazil are black!!” Recent reports show how white artists are the most popular and best paid in Brazil’s music industry

Historic game in Rio as two black coaches face each in a Division A match; Bahia coach Roger Machado schools the media on the historic exclusion of black coaches

Going international! Meet the 13 most listened to Brazilian female rappers in the world

Senzala Hi-Tech: Music considers a future where black people “exist”; Inspired by Afro-futurism, the group recently released the album “Represença”

Increase of blacks at Curitiba Festival exposes racism in theater; stages across the country have become the center of the struggle for black representation

Only 7.4% of commercials feature black women in leading role, research reveals

Research shows increased presence of blacks in TV commercials; black men (1%-11%) and black women (4%-16%) see increases in representation

Did President Bolsonaro order Bank of Brazil to pull commercial from air because it featured too many black people?

Company Preta, meaning black woman, offers free and collaborative image bank: for the representation of the black woman in communications

Although there have been improvements, Brazil’s advertising industry still reinforces stereotypes about the black population, study says