Category Archives: Race in Brazil

Get to Know a Brazilian – João Cândido Felisberto

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Colin M. Snider

This post also appears at Lawyers, Guns & Money João Cândido Felisberto remains one of the more overlooked figures in one of the more overlooked periods of Brazilian history. However, his life offers much insight into the transitional nature of … Continue reading →

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Lynchings, or On Racism in Brazil in 2015

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Colin M. Snider

A few days ago, in the northeastern city of São Luís in the state of Maranhão, Cleidenilson Pereira da Silva and an adolescent attempted to rob a store. While an attempted theft in one of Brazil’s smaller states rarely makes … Continue reading →

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Around Latin America

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

-Nicaragua and China have entered into an agreement through which China could help build a canal through Nicaragua that would rival the Panama canal. Of course, Nicaragua has long been seen as a potential site for a canal; even in … Continue reading →

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On Images and the Danger of Drawing Stereotypical Conclusions

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

Recently, an image had been making its way around on social media. The image showed Chief Raoni, an indigenous leader in traditional dress, crying, purportedly weeping at the Brazilian government’s decision to proceed with the Belo Monte dam. However, that … Continue reading →

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Reminders of Racism in Modern Brazil

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Colin M. Snider

When I was in Brazil, I’d occasionally encounter people who repeated the Freyrean idea that Brazil isn’t racist in the ways the US was due to the greater variation in skin-color in Brazil and the absence of Jim Crow-style laws. … Continue reading →

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Indigenous Peoples, Companies, “Modernity,” and Racial Discourse in Brazil

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Colin M. Snider

Recently, the image below made the rounds on Brazilian Facebook pages. The four billboards have stirred a lot of controversy; their messages are a direct attempt to inflame anti-indigenous sentiment in Brazil. They do so by trying to frame indigenous … Continue reading →

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Racial Stereotyping in Brazil

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Colin M. Snider

With the story of a blonde girl begging in Mexico (and the attention it raised) this past weekend, I commented that the story tapped into some of the broader forms of racial prejudice that exist throughout much of both North … Continue reading →

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On Affirmative Action in Brazil

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Colin M. Snider

This week, Brazil passed a new version of affirmative action for higher education. The Senate authorized a bill that, for the next ten years, half of all university admissions go to students from public high schools. Additionally, the bill establishes … Continue reading →

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Get to Know a Brazilian – Abdias do Nascimento

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Colin M. Snider

This week’s entry in the Get to Know a Brazilian series focuses on Abdias do Nascimento (1914-2011), a politician, poet, and activist who became one of the leading intellectuals and spokespersons for Afro-Brazilians in the twentieth century. Nascimento’s own activism, … Continue reading →

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Get to Know a Brazilian – Gilberto Freyre

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Colin M. Snider

This is the fourth in what will be a weekly series of posts on Sundays. Previous posts have looked at Pedro Álvares Cabral, Machado de Assis, and Tom Jobim. As I restart this series, I want to turn to Brazilian anthropologist … Continue reading →

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