Brazilianisms

Episode 18: Electric Feedback Boogaloo

We got a lot of feedback from our series on race. Strangely, most of it was about electricity.

Links:

• Suite for Ebony and Phonics -- probably the best explanation of Ebonics
• Review of Podcasts -- Bruce gave us a review
• 7th Son: Obsidian -- J. C. Hutchins' new podcast novel

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Episode 17: Race (part 3)

Bad sound quality strikes again. I think I've found the problem, so it won't happen again. (Of course, that's what I said last time.) In this episode, Milton and I talk a bit about the indigenous population of Brazil.

Links:

• Tupi and Guarani Indians -- Wikipedia entries
• The Americas and Civilization -- Darcy Ribeiro's book on Amazon.com
• Angélica -- a YouTube clip of her children's show. And strangely enough, she was also apparently in an historical telenovela called O Guarani.

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Episode 16: Race (part 2)

In the second part of our three-part look at race in Brazil, Milton and I  continue our discussion on  how blackness is regarded in Brazil and how it came to be that way.

Links:

• Ethnic Groups in Brazil -- Wikipedia chart showing ethnic groups by population. Note the difference in numbers of Africans vs. Portuguese in the first three centuries.
• Racial Whitening -- Wikipedia article about Brazil's policy to whiten the population through racial intermarriage
• The Redemption of Ham -- A bit about the painting shown above
• The Curse and Mark of Ham -- Wikipedia article about the curse on Noah's son and the mark on his descendants
• Quilombos -- Wikipedia article about Quilombos, which were autonomous communities in Brazil mostly populated by escaped slaves
• Zumbi dos Palmares -- Wikipedia article about the most famous quilombo and slavery-resistance leader in Brazil
• Rio Grande do Sul Separatist Movement -- Wikipedia article about the Brazilian state that tried to secede in the early 1990s

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Episode 15: Race (part 1)

This is the first of what will be at least a three-part series on race in Brazil. Unfortunately, gremlins once again attacked our sound equipment, and there seems to be no way to filter out the very annoying staticky crackle. Ordinarily, I wouldn't even publish this, but it's one of our best episodes. The next two race episodes (already recorded and without the crackle) really need the groundwork laid down in this one, so please give it a listen and accept my apologies. I'm taking measures to insure that nothing like this happens again.

Links:

• Racism Takes Many Hues -- Excellent article about race in Brazil that covers most of the points addressed in this episode
• Ethnic Groups in Brazil -- Wikipedia article describing the main ethnic groups in Brazil by region and historical period

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