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In Recife, 5-year old falls 115 feet to his death due to boss’s negligence; mother’s employer allowed child to enter building elevator alone

June 8, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Just looking at the title of this story should give you the idea that this is a disturbing and difficult […]

In São Paulo’s Paraisópolis favela, coronavirus spreads fast with 70 suspected and confirmed cases; São Paulo’s poor favelas are 70% black

April 6, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: When news reports first began divulging information about the so-called coronavirus and the potential for human disaster it could be […]

First in his family to go to college, João’s story is the human side of why Brazilians are protesting President’s education cuts

June 7, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Let me first say that João’s story is not rare in Brazil. In fact, there are perhaps hundreds of thousands of […]

Even in poverty, it’s easier being white: Study finds that the salary of poor whites is 46% higher than that of poor blacks

December 4, 2018 Marques Travae 1

Study finds that the salary of poor whites is 46% higher than that of poor blacks According to research by the NGO Oxfam, socioeconomic inequalities […]

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Brazil’s economic elite “is a perfect continuation of the slave elite” as it is “slavery that defines Brazilian society”, says sociologist Jessé Souza

October 15, 2017 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: So….are you surprised by the title of today’s article? Why? I mean, Brazil was the country that forcibly brought the […]

Six Brazilians have the same wealth as the poorest 100 million Brazilians; richest 5% have the same share of income as the other 95% of the population

October 6, 2017 Marques Travae 2

Note from BW of Brazil: So tell me, are we still all equal? I often poke fun at this ridiculous statement that so many Brazilians […]

“You count on your fingers the black women who occupy a role in Brazilian cinema or have a prominent role in a production”, says actress Mariana Nunes

June 9, 2016 Marques Travae 5

Note from BW of Brazil: It is becoming common knowledge that Brazil was the nation that received the majority of enslaved Africans between the 16th […]

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Blacks and women hold less than 20% of the senior positions of top 500 Brazilian companies

May 18, 2016 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Racial and social inequality are two of the most glaring characteristics of Brazilian society. And with an ongoing impeachment process […]

The racist roots of the coup d’état against President Dilma Rousseff

May 16, 2016 Marques Travae 6

Note from BW of Brazil: Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, or just don’t really tuned into news coming out of […]

As an impeachment process clouds the future of Brazil’s president, how should blacks position themselves on the political crisis?

April 21, 2016 Marques Travae 4

Note from BW of Brazil: Media outlets throughout the world from Spain to Mexico, China to the United States have covered the ongoing circus that […]

Protest against president again features nearly all-white upper-middle class displays of racism, desire to protect status and putting ‘have nots’ back in their place

March 16, 2016 Marques Travae 34

Note from BW of Brazil: Once again, another protest and once again Brazil shows how divided it is really is along lines of race and […]

Black Women Of Brazil

The site dedicated to Brazilian women of African descent

“It’s beautiful and necessary to see black men and women loving each other”: On love, affection and prejudice

Afrodengo: Social network brings together black men and black women for relationships and strengthening of the black community against racism

“We blacks are born and raised so that we don’t want to marry each other”: Interracial relationships, eugenics and militancy

“Mr. Governor, your police killed an entire family”: Body of teenager killed in police operation in São Gonçalo is buried with calls for justice

Actress Erika Januza opens up about cutting her hair short, the end of a recent relationship, swirling and the difficulty of dating as a black woman

Afro-Brazilian fashion is one of the weapons of resistance against racial discrimination: How clothing is translating into black political action

Afrofuturism: The use of ancestral elements to create advanced future worlds; understand the movement that inspired Beyoncé in “Black is King”

Afro-Brazilian Fashion: The Beauty of Empowerment

“I’d love for you to sing at my wedding party, but could you straighten that hair?”: In nation’s capital, singer offered a gig but only if she straightened her hair

“We must retake African languages, reaffirm we are people and have souls”: Meet Tiganá Santana, the first Brazilian to compose in African languages

Bombril scouring pad “Krespinha” re-released; product debuted in 1950s using racist image of a black girl – stereotypes associate product with black hair

“Where are the Brazilian children?”: Brazilian governmental campaign for economic recovery features all white-skinned children with Caucasian features

“Advertising itself was born racist”: Brazil’s advertising industry continues to value whiteness, but black presence has recently increased, what does this mean?

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

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