Tag: discrimination

Brazilian Indians on an European Tour to Denounce Human Rights Abuses

A group of Indigenous leaders from Brazil began, this Monday, a three-week tour of ...

26,000 Private College Openings in Brazil Reserved to Blacks

Brazilian students eligible under quotas favoring the handicapped, blacks, mulattoes, and Indians should be ...

For Minister, 9% of Women in Brazilian Congress Is Too Little

Women’s schooling level needs to improve in Brazil. This is the conclusion drawn by ...

UN Readies Report on Brazilian Racism

In order to become acquainted with the Brazilian government’s activities to combat racial discrimination, ...

In Brazil, Not All Gringos Are Created Equal

It’s been my privilege to listen recently to several North American colleagues, themselves immigrants ...

Brazil Wants to Know Where Brazilians Keep Their Racism

The 117th anniversary of the Lei Àurea (Golden Law), which ended slavery in Brazil, ...

Brazil Wants to Ban Racism from Sports Fields

The Brazilian government will urge sports officials in Brazil and around the world to ...

In Brazil, a Special Secretariat to End Discrimination

The Special Secretariat of Policies for the Promotion of Racial Equality (Sepir) celebrated its ...

In Brazil, the Racial Democracy Myth Lives Forever

As Brazil’s new mayors take up their positions it is worth reflecting on the ...