Number of black candidates increases dramatically - Marcello Casal Jr/ABr

Previous White Candidates Find that Running for Office as Black Pays Off in Brazil

Number of black candidates increases dramatically – Marcello Casal Jr/ABr Brazil is undergoing a ...

A father kisses her daughter in Pedacinho do Céu (Little Piece of Heaven), one of the highest points of Turano favela. Photo: Fabrício Mota

Remain at Home, Say Authorities. But Favela Residents in Brazil Aren’t Allowed Such a Luxury

The novel coronavirus pandemic has led authorities to close borders, it has impeded circulation ...

Rio's Favela da Rocinha watched by a military helicopter - Photo: Agência Brazil

It’s Time We Call the Killings of Blacks in Brazil by Its Proper Name: Genocide

Genocide, as defined by the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment ...

Brazilian human rights activist and leftist councilwoman Marielle Franco assassinated in Rio. - Photo: #MidiaNINJA

Execution in Rio of Black Activist and Councilwoman Shocks and Moves Brazil

Prominent Brazilian human rights activist and councilwoman Marielle Franco was assassinated in Rio de ...

LGBT's negrxs against prejudice in Gê de Lima Acaso. Hadisui

Brazil Kills More than One Gay Person per Day

The charred body of a homeless gay black man has been found in an ...

Brazil Is Not Winning Its War Against Violence on Black Women

Every year, Amnesty International releases a report on the state of human rights across ...

To Be Black or Not Black? In Brazil…Who Cares!

A couple of months ago, an older, well-educated female student in my intermediate conversation ...

Brazil’s Tourism Black and Blues

When African Americans talk about traveling to Brazil, two types of tourism tend to ...

Blacks Become Majority in Brazil, But Power Remains with Whites

The news is out. Brazil, with a population of 191 million people, is no ...

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