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    Affirmative action for college students in Brazil led to better employment prospects for those who benefited from the policy. Cesar Okada via Getty Images

    What Brazil Can Teach the US About Affirmative Action at Universities

    When Brazil implemented affirmative action at its federal universities in 2012, the policy prompted ...

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    Neil Lewis Jr, Inácio Bó and Rodrigo Zeidan
    Here Pelé is shown in 1971, in Paris. (AP Photo/Levy)

    Netflix Documentary on Pelé Passes Up a Chance to Deal with Brazil’s Class and Race

    A recent Netflix documentary about the legendary Brazilian soccer player Edson Arantes do Nascimento, ...

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    Luisa Farah Schwartzman
    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 ...

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    Andrew Janusz
    Brazil's racialized sperm economy

    When Importing Sperm, Brazilians Insist on White Donors, Preferably with Blue Eyes

    The commodification of biomaterials, such as eggs and sperm, and their associated products, has ...

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    Mariana Prandini Assis
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    A Brazilian Fancy Black Toilet Paper Infuriates Black Community

    A Brazilian manufacturer has been blasted for appropriating the black empowerment slogan – “Black ...

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    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 ...

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    Emilia Sens

    Blackness’s Fear and Stigma Make Brazil a 6% Black Country

    I would now like to turn my attention to the ever popular argument concerning ...

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    Mark Wells