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In new Perdigão Christmas commercial, a mostly black family is “thankful” for receiving a chicken that a mostly white family “donates”: What is the message here?

December 2, 2018 Marques Travae 0

In new Perdigão Christmas commercial, a mostly black family is “thankful” for receiving a chicken that a mostly white family “donates” By Marques Travae One […]

“Where are the white people?!?” New television commercial by Brazilian cosmetics chain receives 40% dislikes on You Tube after featuring a black family

August 2, 2018 Marques Travae 9

“Where are the white people?!?” New television commercial by Brazilian cosmetics chain receives 40% dislikes on You Tube. Why? It featured a black family on […]

The historical construction of racism in Brazil: exclusion of blacks from access to land, low investment in education are factors in current racial inequalities

July 15, 2018 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: I’m quite sure that even as this blog will be completing seven years of exposing the racial situation in Brazil, […]

Meet Ana Flávia: From Salvador, Bahia, she recently made history after becoming the first black woman to win the Ford Models contest

December 15, 2016 Marques Travae 5

Note from BW of Brazil: Well anyone who heard about this story recently just knew that she would make headlines here at BW of Brazil! […]

Persecuted as the only black woman in a beauty pageant, Carolina Pinheiro dos Passos says: “I represent blacks!”

November 4, 2015 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: One can gain quite a bit of insight into how race plays out in many minds by simply analyzing something […]

Overcoming obesity and becoming a champion weightlifter, in search for sponsors, Josélia Oliveira was told they wouldn’t support her because “blacks don’t sell”

October 24, 2015 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: It’s always great to see people overcoming obstacles and fighting their place in the sun even when there are those […]

Agency criticized over photo: Calls itself Agência Africa but photo of staff doesn’t feature any black people

October 18, 2015 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: Sometimes one has to wonder, before being criticized does anyone seriously think about the things they do? I often wonder […]

One state’s ad for World Breastfeeding Week harks back to Brazil’s slavery era

August 15, 2015 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: In yesterday’s post, we mentioned how, because of the legacy of slavery, “something as simple as changing the skin color […]

Behind the briefing: Black women in advertising

November 18, 2014 Marques Travae 7

Note from BW of Brazil: When one lives in a country in which the idea of a “racial democracy” is constantly being propagated (either by […]

Actor Érico Brás, wife Kênia and children make creative online videos in response to lack of black Brazilians in TV commercials

January 3, 2014 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: The issue of the absence or extreme under-representation of Afro-Brazilians in the media, including televisions commercials, has been in the […]

“We, black women are invisible to the media”, says women’s rights institute vice executive director

December 23, 2013 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: The interview below continues along the lines of much of the analysis found daily on this blog. Please see the previous […]

Modern day Brazilian “fashion colonialism”: Africa is the inspiration for São Paulo Fashion Week; nearly all the models are white

November 1, 2013 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Well, here we go again! Another São Paulo Fashion Week extravaganza, another black model shut out. In reality, this shouldn’t […]

Advertising and race: “Their fear is that white women won’t buy a product if the girl in the ad is black.”

October 24, 2013 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s piece is actually a follow up to an important piece of research featured here a few weeks back. The […]

Rita Monteiro: the first black VJ of MTV Brasil

June 22, 2013 Marques Travae 0

by Luiz Paulo Lima MTV Brasil was born in the 1990s as the third version of a channel aimed at young audiences to be launched in […]

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In new Perdigão Christmas commercial, a mostly black family is “thankful” for receiving a chicken that a mostly white family “donates”: What is the message here?

“Where are the white people?!?” New television commercial by Brazilian cosmetics chain receives 40% dislikes on You Tube after featuring a black family

The historical construction of racism in Brazil: exclusion of blacks from access to land, low investment in education are factors in current racial inequalities

Meet Ana Flávia: From Salvador, Bahia, she recently made history after becoming the first black woman to win the Ford Models contest

Persecuted as the only black woman in a beauty pageant, Carolina Pinheiro dos Passos says: “I represent blacks!”

Overcoming obesity and becoming a champion weightlifter, in search for sponsors, Josélia Oliveira was told they wouldn’t support her because “blacks don’t sell”

Agency criticized over photo: Calls itself Agência Africa but photo of staff doesn’t feature any black people

One state’s ad for World Breastfeeding Week harks back to Brazil’s slavery era

Behind the briefing: Black women in advertising

Modern day Brazilian “fashion colonialism”: Africa is the inspiration for São Paulo Fashion Week; nearly all the models are white

Advertising and race: “Their fear is that white women won’t buy a product if the girl in the ad is black.”

Rita Monteiro: the first black VJ of MTV Brasil

On the swirling tendencies of black women: Justifying their interracial relationships without being shamed like black men

White is right? General Mourão, an Indian and candidate for Vice President of Brazil, comments on how handsome his grandson is and that he is an example of the “whitening of the race”

The error of the pyramid of oppression: Recognizing that the real source of the subjugation of the black women and the black community is NOT black men

In a hospital in Conceição de Macabu, Dr. Fred Nicácio shares the reaction of a 74-year old black woman’s joy at being consulted by a black doctor for the first time in her life

On this loneliness of the black man: Victims of abandonment, imprisonment, murder and residents of psychiatric hospitals, why do feminists conveniently forget these men?

“Because of being white, Elvis occupied the place of the blacks”: Singer Negra Li embroiled in controversy after statements about Elvis Presley – Apologizes, but what did she say wrong?

In the nation’s capital, the Adélia Sampaio Exhibition examines the place of the black woman in Brazilian cinema, bringing together 20 films, all directed by Afro-Brazilian women

Is director Jeferson De Brazil’s Spike Lee? Filmmaker prepares for release of latest film “M8 – When death rescues life” the story of a black medical student

In Salvador, Bahia, a professor and project use African-oriented clothing to strengthen black identity and interest community in the African Diaspora

Concept of Afro Fashion Day 2018 in Salvador, Bahia, celebrates African ancestry and affirms identity through vibrant colors

In new Perdigão Christmas commercial, a mostly black family is “thankful” for receiving a chicken that a mostly white family “donates”: What is the message here?

“Where are the white people?!?” New television commercial by Brazilian cosmetics chain receives 40% dislikes on You Tube after featuring a black family

The historical construction of racism in Brazil: exclusion of blacks from access to land, low investment in education are factors in current racial inequalities

Meet Ana Flávia: From Salvador, Bahia, she recently made history after becoming the first black woman to win the Ford Models contest

Persecuted as the only black woman in a beauty pageant, Carolina Pinheiro dos Passos says: “I represent blacks!”