Race

In Response to Sexism and Racism, Over 1000 Black Women Run for Office in Brazil

Motivated in part by President Donald Trump’s disparaging remarks about women and the numerous ...

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 ...

Slavery in Brazil by German painter Johann Moritz Rugendas, Voyage Pittoresque Dans Le Brésil

In Brazil, Legacy of Slavery Lives On with Subservience, Violence and Slave Labor

Brazil abolished slavery 130 years ago, but its society has failed to deal with ...

March pro black right. The police bullets only kill blacks - Oswaldo Corneti/Fotos Públicas

The Brazilian Experience: How Black Rage Turns into Revolt

Brazilian black movements have been organizing and protesting against racial violence and injustice for ...

From the film Onã, CRUA (Coletivo de Rua)

Brazil’s Genocide Project for Blacks: 70% of Those Murdered Are Black

African-descendants in Brazil are 23.5 percent more likely to be killed than any other ...

Bronze sculpture of Zumbi dos Palmares, in Salvador, Bahia state

Palmares, Brazil’s Slave Rebellion, Still Going On 400 Years Later

The Quilombo dos Palmares was a nation of fugitive slaves, Indians, and a few ...