Brazil: Dia da Consciência Negra / The Day of Black Awareness
The Day of Black Awareness is celebrated annually on November 20 in Brazil as a day on which to reflect upon the injustices of slavery.
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Video | Brazil: A Racial Paradise?
In Brazil, Professor Henry Gates delves behind the façade of Carnival to discover how this ‘rainbow nation’ is waking up to its legacy as the world’s largest slave economy.
Video | Brazil: Race and Racism in Latin America
Brazil is considered one of the most diverse countries in the world. But it too suffers from widespread racial discrimination with black Brazilians often finding themselves at the bottom of the social ladder. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman visited Bahia, the heart of Brazil’s black culture.