Black Brazil Today
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Black Brazil Today is a photographic and informational blog featuring articles, interviews and reports about Brazilians of African descent. The objective is the exploration of Brazilian society and history through the lens of race, regularly presenting news and current events about Afro-Brazilians.
Black Brazil Today
4d ago
“Is that a wig? I saw a lice”: Television hosts humiliates black dancer, has assistant pull her hair to prove it’s real
Note from BBT:
History of insults connected to kinky-curly hair
Cabelo ruim vs. cabelo bom
Jair Bolsonaro comment
Previous comment on lice
Silvio Santos comments
Stage assistant pulls black dancer’s hair
“Is that a wig? I saw a lice”: Television hosts humiliates black dancer, has assistant pull her hair to prove it’s real
Courtesy of Notícia Preta, Vogue Brasil
Black parliamentarians denounced recreational racism on the Ratinho Program, which aired last Monday (01 ..read more
Black Brazil Today
4d ago
From left to right, Naira Santa Rita and Marta Melo, Brazilian ambassadors at the Brazil Conference social impact table
White Brazilian women joke that two black Brazilian women at Harvard’s ‘Brazil Conference’ have lice in their braids
Note from BBT:
Image of cabelo crespo (kinky-curly hair)
Ratinho case
Brazilians in the United States
Brazilian women report racism during Harvard conference
According to the complaint, a trio of white students said that the braids of two black speakers had “lice” in them
Two black Brazilian women said that they had experienced racism during the Brazil Conf ..read more
Black Brazil Today
4d ago
“I told my friends I like ’em blond with blue eyes!”: 17-year old soccer star Endrick gets roasted online for his dating preference
Note from BBT:
Endrick, 17 year old star player for Palmeiras in São Paulo
High transfer value
Black Brazilian soccer players, Palmitagem
‘Amor não tem cor’
Hypergamy
On podcast, Endrick explains how relationship with Gabriely began
A guest on ‘PodDelas’, Endrick revealed details of the beginning of his relationship with nutrition student Gabriely Miranda. The Palmeiras player revealed that the first flirtations were over a bet with ..read more
Black Brazil Today
4d ago
Note from BBT
Myth of racial democracy and interracial unions
“I’m not racist, I’ve already been with a black guy!”
Preference for more European features in mixed children
There are many ways to be anti-racist, but sex is not one of them
Courtesy of AfroEstima2
“FUCKING A MULATA IS NOT BEING ANTI-RACIST”
A few years ago, a text by Elisa Lucinda called “Porque deixar de ser racista, meu amor, não é comer uma mulata!” (“No longer being racist, my love, it’s not f*cking a mulata”) (Mulata Exportação) went viral. The text listed various racist statements and attitudes disguised as supposed c ..read more
Black Brazil Today
1M ago
12-year old black girl trampled on and called ‘monkey’ with ‘scouring pad hair’ by students at school, says mother
Courtesy of Primeira Hora
Note from BBT
Racism in Brazilian society
School as first experience of black children with racism
Another weapon that attacks self-esteem of black Brazilians
A police report was filed on March 11 due to race or color prejudice in Novo Horizonte located in the state of São Paulo. The mother told the police that elementary school students had thrown dirt and cat feces on her 12-year-old daughter’s uniform.
A 43-year-old woman has reported to the police ..read more
Black Brazil Today
1M ago
Note from BBT
See videos for full breakdown and analysis
Theory of embranquecimento (whitening)
Editing of Machado de Assis photos
Caixa bank commercial controversy
Specialists agree that Assis was not white
Reclaiming Machado de Assis’s African ancestry
After controversy, Caixa bank changes actor that portrayed Machado de Assis. Caixa commercial with white actor and now with black actor
3. Campaigns to correct the image of Assis (T-shirts, Unipalmares)
Machado de Assis is Brazil’s greatest writer but his image was whitewashed
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1939-1908), often known as ..read more
Black Brazil Today
1M ago
After decades of invisibility and stereotypes, Brazil is discovering the power of black protagonism on the screens
Blacks and media: invisibilities
In the United States, the presence of sitcoms and series starring blacks has been a reality since the 1970s. In Brazil, on the other hand, attempts to produce series with black protagonists are very recent, dating back to the last decade: on TV Globo, Antônia (2006), Subúrbia (2012), Sexo e as negas (2014) and Mister Brau (2015).
Note: My favorite of all that wasn’t even mentioned in the group above was the television series, Cidade dos Homens ..read more
Black Brazil Today
1M ago
Note from BBT
2008 visit to São Paulo, black presence
Statues (images, effects, lack)
Mãe Preta
Racist depictions of black women
Mãe Preta, Camila Pimenta
The young black woman is sitting on the floor. She is young, tall, burly, with strong arms and big feet. She is breastfeeding a white baby while looking at a black baby lying next to her. She looks melancholy, perhaps resigned. The black child is attentive to his mother, as if waiting for his turn to drink his mother’s milk.
Mãe Preta, meaning black mother, was made two decades after the law that officially abolished slavery in Brazil ..read more
Black Brazil Today
1M ago
Vinícius Junior and Rodrygo, stars of the Real Madrid team – Photo: – Víctor Carretero/Real Madrid / Jogada10
Note from BBT
Explosion of athlete salaries (Julius Erving, David Thompson, Magic Johnson)
Jordan (1998), today’s NBA and NFL
Vinicius Jr. and Jay-Z (Bey recent visit)
Courtesy of Notícia Preta and the Transfer Room sites
Salaries and Expected Transfer Value
Courtesy of Front Office Sports
What is Expected Transfer Value (xTV)?
A player’s Expected Transfer Value (xTV) is a estimation of a price tag that a team could expect if it wanted to permanently sign a player.
There are vario ..read more
Black Brazil Today
1M ago
Note from BBT:
Topics
Tony Tornado (Antonio Viana Gomes, born May 26, 1930)
My intro to Tornado, life, cafetão, career
Whiteness, god and Jesus Christ
Black Brazilians should sing only happy samba songs
Influence of American Soul music in Brazil
Sleeve of the single “Se Jesus Fosse Um Homem de Cor (Deus Negro)”
Actor-singer Tony Tornado: “Would you still love Jesus if he was a man of color?”
One time, I was on stage, singing a song called “Deus Negro”.
“My faith does not modify or change, but I cannot remain silent. My question needs an answer. Can someone give it to me?”
That’s when the ..read more