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Question of Identity: In the northeastern state of Bahia, people declaring themselves specifically preto, or black, now outnumbers whites

September 30, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Question of Identity: Self-declared pretos, or blacks, outnumber whites in Bahia For experts, an increase in the number of self-declared blacks in Bahia has to […]

Again?!? With release of new video “Muito Calor”, singer Anitta is accused of cultural appropriation and being “conveniently black”

July 16, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Well, let me just quote what someone recently wrote in criticism of singer Anitta’s latest music video…She’ll never learn! The […]

With blue eyes and white skin, man fired from job for fraud; articifically darkened skin, wore contact lenses, passed as black to take advantage of quota system

June 11, 2019 Marques Travae 2

Note: You see, it’s stories like this that making covering stories from Brazil from a racial perspective fun…at least sometimes. If you’re new to racial issues […]

How I (re)discovered myself as black: Columnist tells how she grew up “in a white world”

June 1, 2019 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: A little over a week ago I posted a story on how Brazil’s black population continues to grow. In fact, […]

In Brazil, is being black a choice? Two women illustrate why it is so difficult to know exactly how black Brazilians there really are

May 27, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: This type of article really gets to the crux of understanding the complexities that come into play if the discussion […]

In the past six years, the number of Brazilians defining themselves as specifically black increases by 32%

May 24, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: This report is most definitely a reason for celebration because it shows that more and more people are becoming conscious […]

“They defend you if you’re black or gay, but not fat”: Does former futebol superstar Ronaldo still see himself as a white man?

May 22, 2019 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: Today’s story takes me down memory lane for a few reasons. First because I still remember when Ronaldo, the known […]

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“Black? Who me?! It took me over 30 years to learn to be black”: A journalist explains the process that led her to becoming a black woman

February 25, 2019 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: Brazil has a very sophisticated form of racism. In it, you will find both the subtle and difficult to detect forms […]

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Students disapproved by a university quota commission protest; according to commission of racial self-declaration, students weren’t black or brown enough

February 24, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: This whole thing is beyond intriguing. For years, Brazil’s system of quotas has provoked all sorts of controversial reactions and […]

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Court declares one must “look like an African descendant in the eyes of the average man” to qualify for affirmative action, rejecting another case of a white student “passing” for black

November 12, 2018 Marques Travae 3

Court declares one must “look like an African descendant in the eyes of the average man” to qualify for affirmative action, rejecting another case of […]

Me descobri negra aos 67 anos

 “I found out I was black at age 67”: A chronicle about identity 

November 4, 2018 Marques Travae 3

Note from BW of Brazil: When I first got into the issues of race, racism and racial identity in Brazil, I came across wild estimations […]

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How loving a black woman helped me to discover more about my experience as a black man and the difficulties of being black in Brazil

January 28, 2018 Marques Travae 4

  Note from BW of Brazil: I really dug this piece. The reason being is that, even with so many people of African descent coming […]

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Reflections of a whitened blackness: The difficulties of defining oneself when seen as being ‘too white to be black’ but ‘too black to be white’

January 18, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Note from BW of Brazil: The text presented below perfectly demonstrate the sometimes difficult task of racial classification in Brazil. It is a topic that […]

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Black students learn less when we don’t believe in their potential – How some schools are improving grades by raising self-esteem of black children and teens

January 15, 2018 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Understanding the Brazilian education system is a key element to understanding how structural racism continuously undermines the black population. Of […]

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  • From black skin to blue eyes: Why did the social network of a popular black hairstylist celebrate the whitening of his family on Black Consciousness Day?

    From black skin to blue eyes: Why did the social network of a popular black hairstylist celebrate the whitening of his family on Black Consciousness […]

  • The black woman and love: 3 women tell how ethnicity impacts their relationships and what they learned about themselves living with their partners

    Note from BW of Brazil: I’m sure that regular readers of this blog know by now that this one of my favorite topics. And before […]

  • Can black people get laser hair removal? Does black skin really age slower? Ask Dr. Katleen Conceição, the only specialist in black skin treatment in Brazil

    Note from BW of Brazil: I suppose there are at least two ways to look at the first dermatologist to specialize in treating black skin […]

  • Interracial relationships and conflicting political views; in novela, black teen ends relationship when boyfriend expresses idea that police treat everyone equally

    Note from BW of Brazil  When I first took a look at the video that is the topic of today’s post, it took me back […]

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

    Note from BW of Brazil: With so many oppressive forces at work in Brazil against the very survival of black men, black women, black children […]

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Entertainment

Singer Thalma de Freitas in the only Brazilian nominated for the 2020 Grammy Awards; artist is recognized for her album Sorte! with John Finbury

November 25, 2019 0

After debuting in Rio, Brazilian production of the musical ‘A Cor Púrpura’ (The Color Purple) soon to arrive in São Paulo

November 16, 2019 0

”Sit down over there, macaca” – Black reality show participant is called a ‘monkey’ on live TV; the guilty party may or may not suprise you

November 14, 2019 3

Funk feud? Rivalry between singers Ludmilla and Anitta escalates after Ludmilla is booed and called ‘monkey’ at Prêmio Multishow award ceremony

November 10, 2019 1

November 4 – 50 years of assassination of revolutionary Carlos Marighella: Why was biopic scheduled to drop on Black Consciousness Day cancelled?

November 5, 2019 0
  • With November being the Month of Black Consciousness in Brazil, recently released study provides insight into the most pressing issues of the black population

    With November being the Month of Black Consciousness in Brazil, recently released study provides insight into the most pressing issues of the black population By […]

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

    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 […]

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

    Note from BW of Brazil: There was no way I couldn’t notice it. Everyday in the city of São Paulo millions of people take the […]

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

    Note from BW of Brazil: Ya know, all the while that Jair Bolsonaro was campaigning to become the President of Brazil, he let people know […]

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

    Note from BW of Brazil: Now this is an area that I can most def relate to. When you run a blog, there is always a […]

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Marques Travae. For more on the creator and editor of BLACK WOMEN OF BRAZIL, see the interview here: http://wp.me/p1XDuf-eaE

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