Is there a reason for black people to celebrate the birth of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s baby?
Note from BW of Brazil: So, one of the big news items of recent days has been the birth of the first child of Prince […]
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
The controversial debate over reparations for slavery in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: The issue of reparations for descendants of enslaved Africans in the Americas is not new, but has gained steam in […]
For professor Robson Câmara, Brazil owes an “historical debt to black people that has not been paid”
Note: Every year on May 13th, there are discussions about the situation of the Afro-Brazilians. Of course, this discussion happens every day for the most […]
Return to the Motherland: Rich descendants and ex-slaves who returned to Africa from Brazil at the end of the 19th century
Note from BW of Brazil: The complicated history of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and centuries of human bondage throughout the Americas is one in which, […]
“I didn’t mean to offend anyone”: In the city of Natal, mother dresses her 9-year old as a slave with body makeup, chains and a substance used to imitate whip scars
“I didn’t mean to offend anyone”: In the city of Natal, mother dresses her 9-year up as a slave with body makeup, chains and a […]
A few hours of pleasure? Motel Senzala in Porto Alegre, located in southern Brazil, offers slavery-themed rooms complete with chains, shackles and cages
A few hours of pleasure? Motel Senzala in Porto Alegre, located in southern Brazil, offers slavery-themed rooms complete with chains, shackles and cages Ya see, […]
“The Brazilian State is mainly responsible for the crimes committed against blacks in the country” – National Commission of Truth on Black Slavery to issue report in December on reparations findings
Note from BW of Brazil: Here in the 21st century, the damages caused by nearly four hundred years of black slavery in Brazil continues to […]
“I have the greatest pride in the color of my skin, my features and my history”: Where we come from: the history of Afro-descendants in Brazil
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s an experience many of us have had. That moment when you start to think, where did I come from? Although growing […]
“It was not the white who enslaved the black, it was the black who enslaved the black”: Funk singer Mr. Catra’s recent comments re-ignite debate on slavery
Note from BW of Brazil: Before I get into today’s story I must first reveal to readers that this story first made headlines about two […]
In Brazil, we speak “Pretoguês” (black Portuguese): Lélia Gonzalez and Afro-Brazilian Portuguese as a political act of resistance
Note from BW of Brazil: As many of us have come to learn, language is yet another weapon that European colonizers have used over the […]
Purchased by a slave master in São Carlos, ‘slave breeder’ had more than 200 children and lived for 130 years, says family; search for descendants continues
Note from BW of Brazil: The slavery era in the Americas has had and continues to have an incalculable influence on the descendants of enslaved […]
African heritage is a target of indifference in Brazil: Cais do Valongo was the largest slave port in Brazil but revitalization project lacks investment
Note from BW of Brazil: If one wants to know how Africa is seen in a country like Brazil there are numerous hints to analyze. […]
Documentary project ‘Brasil: DNA África’ helps 150 Afro-Brazilians trace their ancestral roots
Note from BW of Brazil: For decades, Brazil has developed its reputation as one of the most racially diverse countries in the world. After centuries […]
“For sale, for rental and runaways”: Black slaves in 19th century classified ads; a reminder of May 13th, when slavery was abolished in Brazil 127 years ago
Note from BW of Brazil: As we’ve seen recently, 350 year plus years of the inhumane institution of slavery has had and continues to have […]