Photographer portrays everyday black life in the community of Kalunga, in Goiás state in a book
Note from BW of Brazil: Have you ever sat and wondered at the power of a photo? Sometimes I can pick up a collection of […]
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Photo of black college students wearing graduation gowns goes viral; image shows that even after nearly two decades of quotas, graduations remain mostly white
Note from BW of Brazil: Images such as these featured here today are reasons for why the issue of quotas and affirmative action policies have been […]
The Bahia artist Thiago Borba portrays black beauty and seeks to deconstruct racism in his photographic project ‘Black is Beautiful’
Note from BW of Brazil: Stunning! Absolutely stunning! Since the beginning of this blog, one of the principal motives was to present opinions and experiences […]
The face of Brazil: Photographic collection provides photos of the black population after the end of slavery
Note from BW of Brazil: As understanding of the condition of Brazil’s black population is one of the primary objectives of this blog, I will of […]
An “image of social exclusion”? Photo of child watching fireworks on New Year’s Eve at Rio’s Copacabana sparks debate on how Brazil sees black boys
Note from BW of Brazil: Nowadays, because of social networking, one can always tell when a story or photograph is gonna blow up. Today’s piece […]
“Is that people hair?”, “You have bad hair because you want it!: In photo campaign, black university students denounce racist comments about their hair
Note from BW of Brazil: If you haven’t figured it out by now, let me let you in on a not so secret secret: Brazil […]
Black women collaborate in photographic essay exalting African royalty: Three São Paulo natives represent Queens Nzinga, Makeda and Yaa Asantewaa
Note from BW of Brazil: Representation, representation, and more representation! A keyword that cannot be stressed enough on this blog. What does one do when depictions of […]
On the “Night of the Black Beauty”, Bahia’s historic black consciousness group selects “Ebony Goddess”: Check out the candidates and winner
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s about that time again! Every year, we can always tell when Carnaval season is right around the corner. One […]
Faces of Afro Brazil 45
Note from BW of Brazil: Number 45 in our Faces of Afro Brazil series, we bring you a university professor who is originally from Rio […]
Faces of Afro Brazil 44
In the latest installment of the series “Faces of Afro-Brazil” we bring you the energetic baiana, Ana Paula, who is #44 in the series. Get […]
Faces of Afro Brazil 41
Number 41 in the photo series “Faces of Afro Brazil“, these young ladies are from the city of Juiz de Fora in the state of […]
Faces of Afro Brazil 40
Number 40 in the series Faces of Afro Brazil, Tainara is from Uberlândia, Minas Gerais
Faces of Afro Brazil 39
Number 39 in the series Faces of Afro Brazil, these women are from Belo Horizonte, the capital city of Minas Gerais.
Faces of Afro Brazil 38
Number 38 in the series Faces of Afro Brazil, today we bring you two lovely ladies from Salvador, Bahia.