Articles tagged with: Black
Raça – new documentary about the rights of Brazilian blacks
“Raça”, a documentary released this week in Brazil, maps the political situation of the Black community and follows three Afro-Brazilians …
Nilo Peçanha, the first Brazilian Black president
Barack Obama begins this week his celebrated second turn as the first African-American president. But what very few people know …
Atabaque Nzinga: documentary about Afro-Brazilian culture
Directed by Octávio Bezerra and starred by great TV actress Taís Araújo, the 2007 documentary “Atabaque Nzinga” is an overview …
Earliest photos of slavery
Some of the earliest known photos about slavery in Brazil, generally taken by foreign professionals hired by the Emperor Pedro …
Capoeira through the ages
Capoeira, the Afro-Brazilian martial art practiced all over the world, was originally a criminal activity. Even after the abolition of …
BBC documentary about Brazilian slavery
[UPDATE: unfortunately this documentary is not available at Youtube anymore. Please, click here for some other options of similar content]
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