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Darker middle class

Regina — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:24:49 +0000

Let’s begin the week with great news.

A new study concludes that 53.5% of Brazilian Blacks and 47.3% of those with a mixed Black and White heritage belong now to the middle class (which includes the so-called A, B and C classes).

According to economist Marcelo Neri, interviewed this week by daily O Estado de S. Paulo, these numbers [...]

Saints without a halo*

Deep Brazil — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:56:02 +0000

Mighty Anastácia

They were not canonized. They are controversial. There is even doubt if some of them really existed. Nevertheless, Brazilian popular saints generate deep devotion, pilgrimages and flourishing commerce.

Take, for example, Escrava Anastácia. This beautiful slave of blue eyes, that supposedly lived in the 18th century, was obliged by her master to wear a mask [...]

Brazil in the News

Regina — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:13:48 +0000

Every Sunday you will find here the latest news about Brazil published by the international media.

IPS – Ambitious Development Plan to Cut Inequality

Variety – Boost for Brazil’s indie producers

The Economist – Brazil fires another salvo in its dispute with America over cotton subsidies

Affirmative anticipation:A dispute over land becomes an argument about race (article about [...]

Unconventional Brazilian Beauty

Deep Brazil — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:48:35 +0000

The girl who´s on the cover of Playboy´s Brazilian edition sat today by my side at the theatre – she took her three daughters to watch a children´s play, “Os Saltimbancos“, a version of the “Four Musicians of Bremen” with songs by Chico Buarque. Fernanda Young, a foul-mouthed writer and TV hostess is definitely not your conventional pin-up. She is [...]

Racism, the Brazilian way

Deep Brazil — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:10:42 +0000

Neguinho da Beija-Flor, photo alexdecarvalho/Flickr

In Brazil, unlike other countries, different ethnic groups interact a lot – sometimes peacefully, sometimes not. This interaction leads frequently to mixed marriages and a blend of genes and cultural heritage.

This healthy mix gets more evident when geneticists investigate our origins. Neguinho da Beija-Flor, a famous samba composer from Rio, is [...]