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- Nayara Justino thought her dreams had come true when she was selected as the Globeleza carnival queen in 2013 after a public vote on one of Brazil’s biggest TV shows. But some regarded her complexion to be too dark to be an acceptable queen. Nayara and her family wonder what this says about racial roles in modern Brazil
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Isn't it funny how a huge portion of their culture has a huge influence from Africa but she's too dark for carnival
pyscez93
In the real the carnival is inspirated in benito mussolini
Patomaluco Bebado which still wouldn’t be possible WITHOUT AFRICANS
They want our culture but don't want us.
pyscez93 you
Samba is a musical genre and dance form that emerged in Brazil, whose roots were Africanized in the era of West African slavery, and are traced in African religious traditions, particularly those in Angola and elsewhere congo
Their culture celebrates African roots as long as they don’t have to see a true African face. This is painful.
The Saying goes every one wants to be black, but no one wants to be black.
MrNastydread exactly!
MrNastydread like luana lu’s comment below. She thought she was teaching me something and all she did was prove my point. Slavery fucked us up mentally so much, that we hate to admit who we truly are.
luana lu No those facts as you say, are European ideologies not facts. Facts are your DNA. DNA says Africa is your ethnicity. Brazilian is your nationality.
luana lu There are only four races in the world and facts state Brazilian is not one of them.
Fact: Brazil has the largest African population outside of Africa, even more then the USA.
Curiously enough, it also has the largest japanese population outside Japan. It also has the second largest german population, the biggest of lebanese (6.4 mi), and the 4th biggest of italian, to mention just a few. No wonder the miscigenation here is insane - it already was when it was just the portuguese, natives and africans.
It's also the last country in the america to abolish slavery. 18/5/1888.
@@joshuaosullivan2761 And the first to practice it, starting from the 1500s.
and the largest italian population outside of italy ,33 million .but they stay in southern brazil ,away from all the bull
Lie. Brazil don't have the largest african population outside África. This a lie of afronazi president Lula.
Anyone that thinks this woman isn't beautiful because she has dark skin is certifiably insane.
amen
💯
I guess im insane
im proud to be crazy
@@alecgurney9305be insane 😂 thing you wana be white , 😂 yeah you is insane
I can't help that I was born BLACK. I just got lucky. Thank you God for such favor
Tina Russell Thank you for having your black hair well shown, nowadays many ignorant women still use blond or red weaves and wigs, as well as colored lenses in their eyes, makes me want to scream at them
Esteban Guillermo ......you are making me blush. Thank you so much
@ML8593wy ....just blessed and highly favored
I can't help that I was born WHITE. I just got lucky. Thank you God for such favor
@@Makiee ....whatever you were born as....that's because God loved you enough to make you that person. I wasn't being cynical.....just showing some love.
The woman they replaced her with shouldn't even have accepted it.
It's a life changing role. She would be foolish not to accept it.
Women don’t support women
@@YaYeVlad no she wouldn't have. Not under THOSE circumstances.
Sabrina
True. :/
Well, it's not her fault either. The mentality of the people has to change.
The worst racism is the racism from your own community!
O V H yep that’s the worst of the worst
no our community doesn't lynch ys
@@sophiaatn5339 thanks you !
@@sophiaatn5339 Yes, they do. Black on black crime is real.
And the Slave Trade was made possible by the collaborators and facilitators among our own.
She is absolutely GORGEOUS.
Isn't she?!!!!! Omg!! Stunning!
A stunningly beautiful young woman.
F.A. H.
And so are you my sister. My respects.
@@barackthecomposer6642 Thank you.
F.A. H.
You are welcome.
My brazilian portuguese teacher kept telling us that there was no racism in brazil because everyone was mixed, so you couldn't BE racist...I guess she was wrong. It's really sad that people are still being rejected because of their skin color....RACISM is a culture of ignorance.
+Elisabeth Genest I'm Brazilian and I can garantee you that there really IS this much of racism in Brazil. But worse than this is that there's also a bunch of people (white and black) who live in denial, like your teacher or Lucas here. It's a lot easier to pretend the problem does not exist. Racism is culturally denied here, at least in the U.S. people admit it more easely.
+Louise Pereira As long as people ''can't see'' (deny!) it, the problem will persist.
+Elisabeth Genest Brazil is not far from the US when it comes to racism, the problem is that most Brazilians deny the existance of the problem, they "naturalized" it. Please read this for more comprehension blackgirllonghair.com/2015/08/16-harsh-realities-of-being-black-andor-mixed-in-brazil/
+Elisabeth Genest When we bring the race issue to discussion like this documentary does, people like lucas 147 say we "victimize too much" because debating this is harmful for white people and people who already naturalized such actions.
+Elisabeth Genest This is known as the "myth of racial democracy". Unfortunately this is it, a myth. Brazil is as racist as any other country, including USA, but here racism is more discreet most of the time. Consequently, it is even more difficult to talk about it without people saying black people are victimizing themselves.
She is really beautiful. If anyone cannot see that, they are blind.
+Afghan It is prejudice, there is no other word for it. I thought of stupidity but it is not encompassing enough.
+Afghan The racists don't.
***** I don't what part of the Caribbean you have been.. I am assuming you have been to all the countries in the Caribbean because where I come from, we don't have this problem.. I am assuming you are talking out of your rear...
***** Please tell me those countries in the Caribbean that you have seen such thing.
***** I know about Dominican Republic but I am from Haiti. That is not true, Haiti has a social class issue not skin color.
What is interesting is that the Brazilian people elected her so the majority is not racist. But some haters convinced that TV Channel to remove her
The racist agholes with money changed the decision.
What an interesting comment Tiprince.....Who are the real racists ???????? Media has a lot of influence over what the public should think act and do..
@Adriana Bonita Aziz Brazil can be racist, but definetely is not the most racist place on earth. Just look at USA, where they have 'white churches' and 'black churches'.
@Adriana Bonita Aziz you are so right they keep the people of color at the bottom and Europeans at the top.
@@user-sx5ze8oq3k true but we can achieve much more than the Black Brazilians. We have 30,000 Black doctors in AMERICA. 21 Black owed Banks. 11 Black owned hotels. We have racism but we have many financial opportunities in America.
When her relative said she was told "you have to marry a white man to improve the race" ... I am young a beautiful brown skinned Dominican woman, with amazing tight curls who was told growing up, marry a white man "para que los hijos te salgan mas refinados" (so your children can come out with more refined features) ... I married an African-American/Jamaican & we have a beautiful son with beautiful features that display all of his ethnicities. I cried with her in this documentary b/c I understand b/c Ive walked her shoes...racism of our melanin is EVERYWHERE, but keep your head up beautiful Queen!
Congrats ✌🏿😁
👍💖👏nobody should be told who they should marry.way to stick to your convictions!
Come South Africa
Great
❤️❤️
people seem to think prejudice against darker people only exists in the united states, they need to see this
preach
+Iker C I'm from Brazil and i can tell you, it's worst than you think. In the US, at least, the racism is open. Here in Brazil people act like racists all the time but they live in denial. If you accuse some people of being racist they will try to say that you're the racist for see racism "where it does not exist" or they'll try to ease what they're saying.
+Ricardo Heavyrick I wrote about that in my comment. Completely agree with you!
+Ricardo Heavyrick Same thing in America bruh. SOME people are open, others are still in denial about it. Look at what they're doing to Beyonce right now. They call her racist now because she made a video pointing out police brutality! White people are protesting her protest SMH I traveled the world and its not just here and Brazil, its everywhere. That 'white supremacy' posion is a cancer that spread around the world..its sad.
+Iker C I'm colombian and this goes for my country too
Rede Globo is the biggest Brazilian television network. The Head Director of Journalism is Ali Kamel. He wrote a book called "We are not racists". That's the level of denial of racism in Brazil, hence the explanation of what they did to this gourgeous black woman. Take your own conclusions from here.
+Louise Pereira Piss off you're probably racist yourself
You're probably a white Brazilian from the south all light skinned Brazilians are inherently racist.
James Alexander LOL
Robert Rodrigues I just loved your statistics, seems really legit. Keep it up, dude.
Robert Rodrigues I understand the majority of people in general are racists and have that unconscious bias inside, but once you get that you can do something about it. I have it very clear in my mind all the privileges I got just by being white, so it's not really fair to freely attack someone just because I'd ~probably~ be a racist, especially when I didn't even say anything that points that way, on the contrary.
He who is last will one day be first.
I like this
Ouch!
Amen
Amen amen! I really felt that 😀
Exactly! Hence we are building Africa and coming together.
I LOVE being Black. If they didn’t have the Black in their blood they couldn’t even dance like that. To hate yourself that much. It’s a shame.
Truth
@Mr 2ndclasscitizen I always say that. But most of the world just happens to call me Black, and I love both. Thanks.
@Mr 2ndclasscitizen And I love it🙌🏾
@Mr 2ndclasscitizen duh
I'm Brazilian and this painting pretty much represents my and many Brazilians life! My grandfather is black and married a white Brazilian of Italian descent to have light children. My mother who is biracial was always told since she was a child by my grandfather to not bring home a black man because he already improved the race (he said you have to go "up" not down). My father is half white/japanese Brazilian and I am (like many Brazilians) a mixture of it all. Till this day my grandfather talks about I should marry a white man and not mixed/asian or black because this will "pollute" my race. This ideology is in so many Brazilian families and nobody likes to admit or talk about it. The self-hate of black Brazilians is insane and very sad! They would do ANYTHING to have a white blonde, light skin child. Just look at all our black celebrities, soccer players like Neymar, Pele, Ronaldo, Robinho.. actors or singers like Thiaginho, Alex Pires, Ludmilla and so on.. they all date/marry white exclusively! I'm all for love but it's really weird and conspicuous that not ONE is with a person of their own colour! They all grow up with self-hate and probably have family members like mine who tell them to "upgrade" the race. I kind of understand why this black woman is marrying a white man to "upgrade" and her children not go through the same as she did..but I don't think that this is the solution! Stop racism/shadism and start loving YOURSELF! God didn't make a mistake when he created you! He loves you.
+Llh Ihh Thank you for sharing your story. A documentary is one thing, but to see a person's personal experience expressed here in the comment section is another. The mentality that many black people in Brazil have is indeed tragic.
I am African American, and I currently live in Rio de Janeiro. In acquainting myself with the current popular music scene of Brazil, I came across the music videos of some of the artists you mentioned.
I saw three different ones by the singer Ludmilla, and in all of them, her love interest was white. In fact, I saw no black man in sight, which for me as an American, was bizarre.
Any music video for any black female singer in the United States, whether it is Beyonce or Ciara or Ashanti or any others anyone can think of past or present, the love interest is always a black man. And in their personal lives, they are all married to or primarily date or have children with black men.
So, imagine my shock when I saw these things in Brazil and not one of these artists featured a black love interest. It was very disappointing to see. I even noticed when I am in upscale neighborhoods in Rio like Leblon or Ipanema, there are very few, if any, faces of predominant African descent. It was very disappointing to see this in a country so allegedly proud of its mixed heritage.
While I generally like and respect Brazilians very much, their great friendliness, passion for live, conversation, etc. and I have a wealth of positive experiences in Brazil, this shame in dark skin or African features that is prevalent in the culture is very disturbing.
You are completely correct, racism and colorism have no place in a civilized society, especially in a society that prides itself on multiracial heritage.
Nayara Justino married a white man.
***** e indígenas também. Indigenous people also
What I would like to know is how do the white partners view their black spouse/person they have a child with? How is it that the black people see themselves as less, yet somehow a white person marries them or conceives with them? Is it that the white person is blinded by their fame or money, or is it that the white person doesn't view them as inferior?
***** Individuals with lighter skin and who are racially mixed generally have higher rates of social mobility in Brazil.
This is not only just in Brazil!!! It’s everywhere!!! Even in Jamaica; Cuba; anywhere in the world dark skin is frowned upon...
Stop making generalizations about the world, please.....Have you been every where?
Not so much in Cuba, no. I've been there, and everyone is too poor to be collectively racist.
Xulu Popo I have a question. What color is your skin?! People who are of a lighter shade do not experience things as those with a darker skin tone...
Maurice Rivers you’ve been there or have you’ve lived there?
@@chrissyb810 Having lived in different parts of the world and visited many others; I beg to disagree. Granted, in some parts of the world, Africans or people of African descent MAY receive better treatment than those with a darker hue but by and large, that has not been my experience.Birracial people with very light skin and "caucasian features" probably have a better experience in some racist environments.......
Racism needs to stop! She's very pretty.
I've always wanted to travel to Brazil because I thought that the culture and scenery was so beautiful. But, I think I would rather take my money to a country that wont have a problem with my skin tone.
Stay away, for you can be treated badly
Vanessa J 👏🏾👏🏾
Go to Bahia, they have a great and sweet black population .
My darling, every country which had received african slaves has this problem nowadays. Colombia, Brasil, Usa even south africa the racism is present, but if you go to my state "Bahia" you'll be Very welcoming here, the african culture is in everywhere in my city, our people, songs, food, religion, personality, everything is afro, and people here really have proud to be Black, the capital "Salvador" has 92% of black population and we are very friendly with everyone, no matter the race.
Unhappy, all countries in South America is like this.
This absolutely breaks my heart for her because she worked so hard for this and these ignorant people took her dream away simply because of the pigmentation of her skin. She is BEYOND stunning. Her skin is sooo beautiful. She is a phenomenal dancer. Don't Stop Sister!!! Fight on... 💋✊✊
Briana Stevens Her skin glows!! I love it. She’s an incredible dancer too. Shame on those who took that from her. They took the title but they didn’t take her spirit.
What they show in this video is not the whole reality in Brazil(my country)
Most of us are mixed, for example, my dad is white, my mom is brown, I'm mixed and my brother is white. We don't treat blacks and whites with prejudice, I mean not all of us, just these trolls on the internet and things like that because that's a crime, we don't care about colors like some American neighborhoods where blacks live in a place and whites in another place.
She was beautiful and as a white man married to a beautiful black queen it broke me down see how she was treated and the pain in her eyes. I just hope she knows she has a beautiful soul and deserve to be treated just like everyone else and in God's eyes she equal to all.
black people are really hypocrite. You are one of them.
We need to learn from the past and fight smart.
So🤷🏾♂️why Is Dark SKIN a bad thing?
I’m tired of people saying the darker the skin the uglier.. 👩🏿🦱.. I just don’t see it! Ugly & beauty comes in ALL shades
Yep, you right
Because white man said it is so
@Lebogang Mokou only American black men say that and a few Colorist Caribbean people say that. The majority of black guys worldwide don't overall.
I'm a African American man and we're not all like that. I hate colorism any where .
I've seen so many ugly or basic women that are praised just for being white. It's annoying.
This is like the Dominican Republic on steroids.
Agree
Right, I went there and a guy that looks like me tried to tell me his origin is Portuguese. Funny cause mine is Nigerian!
Meli Powell .....okay so then what happened?
Peter Chillvas u should. put up your pic before u have the nerve to compare looks and cultures🙄
yall are so full of shyt...
She's one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen in my life of living.
I am not sure why people all over the world don't get it. Black people aren't going anywhere. You can continue to try to extinguish us from the earth but sorry we are here to stay. Black will always be beautiful no matter how you slice it.
Monificent One yes we here to fuck them for the shit they have done to us
The world secretly loves blacks, we're their guilty pleasure. They just try to destroy us out of envy.
Kim Ming-Wong: Jealous lately? You hate yourself. I bet you bleach yourself so your true brown does not show. You may hate us but you hated yourself first. Ha! Sad, that your self worth is soooo low.
+Kim Ming-Wong
Jealousy is not an attractive trait, sweetheart. :)
whoa! Dont tempt them with your talk of slicing and all. . .
They're so jealous! Don't hate her because she's beautiful! She has those dance moves, too...better than most!
She was working it wasn't she!!
Yeah she had the moves for sure.
But most of the viewers voted for nayara so most of Brazil do find her attractive ,it's just racist whites and Portuguese descendants that send those threats
Johnny Bravo You’re ugly and white who cares loll
Johnny Bravo ze pequeno is sexy af what’s your point
Melanin is a gift. Who doesn't want to bask in the sun without fear of getting burned?
Oh trust me we black folks DO tan and get sunburns. Our skin might be able to tolerate the sun more but naturally that has its limits.
@@DDELE7 I get a tan, but never in my life have I been sunburned. I also work in the sun for 8 hours a day
I feel so sad for her for being treated this way. She is absolutely gorgeous and has a beautiful spirit. This is really messed up. It's up to us to educate our kids so the next generations don't have to go through this.
This is sad for Brazil. They should be proud of their african heritage and darker skin women with respect and dignity. This woman is beautiful and deserve her place to shine.
Right because Africans came to Brazil as slaves during slavery times
Melsede Paula baby you don't have to like it but in reality it still exists. you're rude as hell. somebody can't be successful without people like you knocking you down.
One day 💜
i‘m brazilian and i‘m proud to be black!
@@ms.bubs4fun506 Don't even waste your time replying to his ignorant comment. I just remove his comment from the forum.
I've heard so many Brazilians say they're not racist or prejudiced, this obviously disproves it.
'cause we brazilians don't recognize it...
Ted Febo they’re not violently nor overtly racist or prejudiced
I saw this too, unfortunately
I'm not racist, prove me wrong
Yes, if it's streamed on TV... must be truth, right? What a joke.
She is gorgeous.😍 People in Brazil are tripping if they think otherwise.💀
Eu venho da Jamaica 🇯🇲 é muito parecido com o Brasil 🇧🇷 em ambiente. Mas respeitamos as pessoas do bloco, especialmente as mulheres negras. Amamos todos eles e também amamos vocês brasileiros 🇧🇷. Compartilhamos a mesma história e nós jamaicanos olhamos para você como nossos guerreiros e defensores
Even in the comments she gets hate from black men. Somethings never change.
Black women, go where you are loved.
+Erulassee She gonna need lots of help with that, from Asia to the UK to Russia.
White skin is the standard of beauty, anything after that is a last choice, or no choice at all.
Guess where black women place on the social scale world wide? It ain't good that much, I'll say.
Black Women have alot of work to do.
Zo Senjack I already know but I believe that true love overcomes such nonsense. I don't know why anyone would want to be with someone with that mindset.
GunStreets Thank you for proving my point.
GunStreets No where in my original comment did I "blame black men" for MY problems. I literally just said that even in the comments SHE is still getting HATE from black men. A simple scroll down this video will prove that. And you only added to it. But you had to get in your feelings and try to make it personal when you don't know a damn thing about me. Projecting.
I've seen a shortened video on youtube and this same video on facebook and the most hateful comments are from the same type of people with the same message. It's an observation.
Again, thank you for proving my point.
Erulassee Touché
If it wasn't for the black community Brazil wouldn't have the flavor it has😛or skills don't forget that 🇧🇷
💯 that's why Brasil is so beautiful in culture. Wth would it be without the African blood. Portugals little brother. Thank god for Brasil and the beauty of African women and the African culture influence on music and art. 💗 🇧🇷
FACTS!!!
Africans have induced flavor/essence to the latino American music, dance, etc... our music; salsa, cumbias.. are based on the soul of our African brothers and sisters. Thank you....
Hermosa mujer
Preach!
I have never seen anyone as beautiful as her. She is like something straight out of a fairytale. Drop dead gorgeous!!
So funny how Brazil love to celebrate black culture without the actual black faces.
Nothing new for a white colonised country... they steal the goods, culture, religion and discard what they dislike (the real owners).
Horrifying. Dark skin is beautiful!
No, it's dark.
I am from Brazil. The saddest part of all this is the necessity of a big foreign news-channel like The Guardian to speak up to give this issue some attention. In Brazil, never any the national tv stations or newspapers ever said anything.
+BookFreakyTube As a brazilian I certainly agree with that. Nothing was mentioned in big media here.
+BookFreakyTube Excellent point. It is shameful really. Here I am on someone else's country (today it is mine too) having to explain to them what kind of racism people is suffering in Brasil. Not that we have no racism here in Canada and it is paradise BUT we have a society that recognizes the problem and have harsh laws to prevent things like what happened to this poor woman from happening.
Valter Vilar I lived in Canada for season. In BC we can see immigrants of several kinds everywhere and most of the population is okay with them, because Canada, as you said before, has laws to prevent is sort of racist and xenophobic violence. USA isn't a great example but at least their media is, though gradually, picturing the problem. In Brasil, we have silence.
+BookFreakyTube The blckas aren't the ones who own the media, the prejudice ones won't speak for them..
***** The most of the population in Brazil is mixed, but i doesn't mean racism is nonexistent. As go all mixes, there are proportions and different skin colours. The closer to african you are, the darker is your skin, the more prajudice you might get. So people believe that marrying white people, making their kids born whiter is the ideal, unfortunately.
Ps.: Your english is fine.
It amazes me that the other Globelez winner who took the crown away from Nayara seems proud of doing it. There is no way I would have taken that crown or trophy because I did not win it fairly! She basically accepted a crown or trophy that was meant for someone else and only got it because she has lighter skin! How can she be proud of that??
Great point!
If only people thaught that much.
Yes. I agree. 😕
I was thinking about that too. How she sold womanhood out.
EXACTLY
Nobody's asking why women are still marketed like this?
Don’t change the delicate subject matter here!
That was my first thought before the color thing.
@ChangeOf Heart "Value is determined by sacrifice" Whose value?
Dumfries Spearhead, hahahah! That was some elegant way to say absolutely nothing.
@11STARFIRE Your ism-flobbing ragism™ speaks volumes about YOU
:p
I’m so disapointed. I wanted to go to brazil next year for 6 months but i don’t want it anymore.
its disheartening, i always wanted to travel to brazil,now i no longer wish to.
Okay, the Brazilians are going to "cry" because of this
da Silva, you’re response sounds like a whiny cry, sooo
Lauren Swanya you can go to Salvador de Bahia, it's hot💪🏿
As the video showed the true, the whole true and nothing but true about Brazil.
@@bigrafati1221 *truth
I couldn't even watch the rest of this video. I wanted to throw my phone out the window in anger.
TheBLACKKING25 I agree. 😑 This is so painful and sad to watch.
TheBLACKKING25
It has a happy ending
I guess happiness must have a different meaning.
TheBLACKKING25
I know, racist black people
Raffy Allal
Black hating on black and it's white people's fault
Hmm!
Wow! I didn't realize there was such ignorance in Brazil. How sadly disgusting.
This documentary shows more about how race was 20 years ago. We're doing much better now... Not near perfect, but better.
She is just gorgeous 😍😍,.
I feel our ancestors died in vain. I don't say that lightly, it hurts. We need another world wide awakening.
Danville Clarke based on that painting, I’d worry our ancestors would push for more interracial relationships. It’s only this new generation that are finally proud of who they are.
Almost every culture in the world has this kind of attitude towards black and dark skin.
Here in India too.. you can get mob lynched if you're a black person walking in the streets and not just that there is colorism against dark skinned indian people like me as well. Ever since I was little I was forced to use fairness creams so that my skin would become lighter , it took me years to unlearn these things and accept my beautiful dark skin as it is. The worst part about it is that people don't even know that it's racism/colorism for them it's normal..
That's sad ...I bet you are extremely beautiful too!!
@@deelawilliams154 awww.. thanks.
🖤
That’s sad you’re beautiful just the way you are
@@afiddle1779 I've been to over 60 countries in my life, India was by far the most place where I felt uncomfortable as a black man
She is still a trailblazer, a beautiful role model, and an inspiration to melanated princesses in Brazil and everywhere. Thank you so much Nayara!👑💎 Colorism and self hatred must stop!
they know that black skin is beautiful, why do you think they are so bothered that this beautiful black woman won.
They are just jealous because she highlights their mediocrity
Sad everywhere being black is always some kind of problem. SMH crazy
John 15:18-27 "If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you".
@@Miss-ol9wq Amen, also Deuteronomy 28
She is undeniably Beautiful! The same narrative of discrimination all over the World. Sad and hurtful.
The Black woman is the mother of all humanity: we are because of her! Respect, honor and love us because we deserve it ❤
With all due respect to my African brothers and sisters in Brazil. This video made me cringe😔😞 I will always be proud to be of African descent 💪🏾💪🏾
@dominic k how do you know if she's not helping her people
Technically we are all from africa
baby aemiliano Loera but does it still show in their dna
Not just those who look black are African descendents in Brazil.
BRAZIL IS NOT AFRICA IS BRAZIL. They RE NOT AFRICAN ARE brazilians
Brazil is very funny, 70% of the culture you are so proud of (including music) is from black people and the remaining majorly from indigenous tribes except for the language of course, you want the culture but you don't want the people.
That is very sad. What a lost people.
That may be true, ML, but who considers Brazilian music European? Western certainly, but of obvious African origin.
Kayan Clarke I’m sick of Americans telling me what is my culture and how Brazilians look like even if they have never been in Brazil, just to make something clear, rio and the north are the only places in the country where you can find black people and culture, I’m from rio grando de sul here it is 94% white by the 2015 demographics census, I’ve seen 2 black People here In my entire life, I’m a blonde green eyed Brazilian of polish ancestry and here you will only find german folk music and our type of country music, in my little town you will hardly find black culture. (Sorry for my bad English)
Dotun Arowolo its a shame that you think Brazil is only Rio and São Paulo
+Subscribe For no Reason
You make a point, but notice how you spoke of your "little town." This documentary is not about your "little town," it is about Brazil in general as a country and nation and it's national culture, or at least the international perception of it's national culture.
Yes, Brazil does have a very large white population, but the fact is that when most people outside of Brazil generally think of Brazilians, it's not the image of a white person that comes to mind. That is not just Americans, that is the international community in general.
Any white Brazilian who has traveled outside of Brazil knows that most people in the world think of non-white people when they think of Brazilians, regardless of how many white people actually live in Brazil or how the majority of the South of Brazil looks.
What are the things Brazil is internationally famous for? Was Samba invented in the South of Brazil? No. Capoeira? No. Feijoada? No. Does most of Brazil's famous soccer players come from the South of Brazil? No.
The reality is that the vast majority of things that Brazil is famous for on an international level, such as Carnaval, Samba (the music and the dance), Capoeira, and sports figures (in the soccer/futeball world), and even the stereotypes of the "bunda" and voluptuous figures on women, are overwhelmingly of mixed race and/or black in origin.
So when people mentally put a face to all the things that Brazil is famous for on an international level, it's not a white face that comes to mind.
That is not to say there are no white Brazilians or that White Brazilians are not an important aspect of Brazil, that is simply saying that from an international perspective, it is not white people that are thought of when people think about Brazil, because foreigners to any country only know that country for what its famous for, not for every single thing that it is.
The carnival culture has more in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Bahia because they are the regions with the most black in Brazil, Brazil has 27 states and the other states do not love carnival! as the population of Bahia or Rio! The other states because they have the majority of the population with European and native culture and population besides the majority of the Brazilian population being white in almost all states and mixed and most mixed between Europeans and native Indians
The fact that she's marrying a light skin makes her feel like she's made it ! DAMN SHAME
Vous êtes tous tarés...
Exactly,
thats the difference to india....actually indian parents dont allow marrying any other races be it White or black
@@ahfei6847 pourquoi ??
@@ronraji Not true. Maybe your Indian parents are close minded lol. Not mine. Also, ''Indian'' is a nationality with 500 ethnic groups. Most, can't even get along amongst themselves.
This makes me really sad, she is absolutely beautiful and didn't deserve to be treated that way. I feel like hugging her and consoling her. Hopefully things will improve in Brazil
We as black people need to learn to love ourselves, no matter what shade. If we stop the hate that we have for each other, we would become a better people... Even when we congratulate we still do it with racism Oh you're beautiful black or you're light skinned. Why can't you just say you are beautiful... I already know that I am black. I don't need anyone to tell me that. I'm black and I'm proud!
Kristoff Bjorgman
I don't need to be proud or ashamed of what I am.
I am what I am.
I don't see a need to attach an evaluation or assessment or classification to what I am.
SilverDUBZ
I don't know if your historical comment really helps coping with today's reality?
I always dreamed of going to Brazil. Not anymore.
If you're black, skip it going to Brazil.
I would not miss out on experiencing an entire culture based on a single flaw. That would be like me telling people of African descent not to visit the US. Yes there is racism and it needs to be addressed, but there is also much to enjoy and celebrate.
Yes I went to Rio and they hate black people
Just came back from Salvador Bahia in Brazil and they welcomed me with open arms... 80% of the population are black that might be why but the experience was wonderful and has me thinking about when should I go back...the beaches are as beautiful as the people and the Afro-Brazilian food is so good...Also the the street Art is amazing!
Eu tambem. Eu sou de Nigeria mas... I’m very disappointed
Everybody want to our culture but not our struggles.. 🤨
Shame on the TV station,they had a chance to do things right,then blew it. I pray Nayara goes on to achieve greater things.
This woman is strikingly beautiful! Her skin, features, mannerisms, personality! A total package! Shame on the hyprocritical Brazilians. You all have black ancestry, even the white ones!!
Most Brazilians that alleged being white are in really mixed. But they will neglect the black heritage.
Yes she is
I couldn't agree more, plus she's successful and appears to have a really nice personality too
Lisagrl89 M.
Black-on-black racism
Dey CRAZY!!!!!
As a Latin woman this makes me SAD!! But it is true 100% and not just for Brazil! This is true for all Latin countries with black people! These people have no voice or place in society, because there is no such thing as civil rights in most of these countries..
Sad truth
Long overdue, time to get that ball rollin' starting with Globo.
Latin countries? Are you stupid or what? In Brazil we are native of AMERICA, therefore we are AMERICANS. We have nothing to do with the ancient Romans. We don't speak Latin here. The languages spoken in his country are Portuguese which is from Celtic/Lusitanian origin and German which is spoken in Brazil since its foundation. Stop with this nonsense. You don't know what you are talking about.
Andre Lorena that’s what we say in America my G. US of A. No disrespect. A map calls it Latin America not her. USA is America and nowhere else for us.
@@slyfox1983 You have no idea about the America's history. Don't be ridiculous. AMERICA, AMERICAN and Amerigo Vespuccio which is where the name American came from is related to the Brazilian history. Latin? We don't speak Latin here and we have nothing to do with the ancient Romans. We are native of AMERICA, therefore we are AMERICANS. Do not try to steal or reshape de America's history because you impostors will not succeed. Here is the lesson that they never taught you at school. " The name America (applied to present-day Brazil) appeared for what is believed the first time on Martin Waldseemüller's 1507 world map, known as the Baptismal Certificate of the New World, and also America's Birth Certificate.' "Fontana recognizes its importance for the history of Brazil, and tells us: Thanks to the intuition and work of Vespucci, the name of Brazil was born first (1501-1502), then
America." *** Know you know what AMERICA is about. You can add as many "of America" you wish to complete the name of your country, but AMERICA belongs to the Brazilian history. It is and it will always be a continent, NOT your country. ***
I saw the tears in her eyes and the love from her heart
The systemic racism internalised by our communities all over the world is heartbreaking. Colourism is real. Featurism, texturism etc, all play a role not only in continuing to dehumanise us from the outside looking in but also makes us devalue ourselves and one another in all of the diverse beauty melanin comes in. Let's unlearn this nonsense that is conditioned into us. We are sooo much more of a whole, than the fraction that racism reduces us to. Big love ❤
Colorism got all these black goddesses doubting there beuty... 😿😿!
I spent time in South Carolina in the military . I noticed that there are many beautiful dark black women there . A lot of them are super dark . A lot of white guys really like them as well . I know , as I always caught the sexist comments . A lot of them wanted to start the conversation but didn't know how to hook up . Same as in Brazil . They have always had a problem with dark women . But they truly would like to be with one . I feel sorry for dark women who don't see a lot of that . They even have a Netflix series that comes on , and it is based on the slave trade . Slave Masters risking reputation to be with these women even when wife disapproves . Slave Masters sneaking around to get to e'm however they can get to e'm . I have had white guys tell me to my face that they do like dark black women . And in this racist world - takes a lot for a white guy to ever say something like that . Especially in that part of the country . But the get out in public forum - and they have to make sure mom and dad don't get upset . That's why this woman in Brasil got treated the way she did . They have the same two sided code , even in Brasil .
*NO LOW SELF ESTEEM DOES AND SHE WENT AND MARRIED THE OPPRESSION SOON AFTERWARDS*
And thats where my love for Brazil ended. Ignorant society
Mukuni Mulundika Me too. What a backward country. And sad for the blacks that buy into it thinking they deserve to stay at the bottom.
There is racism in every country in the world, it is impossible to escape it. If you compare Brazil with the U.S., for example, is not much worse. Even though this whole thing is terrible, our country is more than that, our culture is more than that
Brazil is not racist, this is a Southeast thing here (from São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro mainly), also really don't know why the high expectations.
@@luisagf1385 melhor ficar quietinha fia, nao vai adiantar tentar passar o pano mais nao... O mundo inteiro esta descobrindo quem realmente sao os brasileiros (povo extremamente racista, classista, machista, homofobico e para coroar isso tudo, elegeram um presidente com ideias nazistas). Demorou mas a mascara caiu! Ate respondi em portugues para voce que e para os colegas gringos nao entenderem, pois a vergonha esta demaisssss.
@@Who-vd3iv e o pano??????
She is absolutely gorgeous. 😍
"Slavery ended. But racism continues to this day". Let me hear it from the back now💯
Globally all Blacks should be on one Accord and get on code together! It's time we globally come together because we are stronger in numbers!
Ebony Jones no thanks
That's a somewhat nice thought, but will never happen. Look at Chicago US where black people kill each other in the streets daily. Then look at Zimbabwe where they did come together to kick another group out and almost starved to death bc it was a stupid racist decision. Blacks need to unite to clean up inside their own community, not to fight another group.
@@EbonyJoneskuye real talk!!!
That’s a very ignorant thing to say, there are hundreds of black cultures around the world, even in the same African country there can be a dozen ethnic groups with different beliefs and traditions.
@Andydrewwww Now why is that an ignorant statement? Europeans of various ethnicities and traditions work,marry and live peacefully together in communities around the world ALL the time, so why is it so "ignorant" for those of African ancestry to do the same? Why is it, according to you, wrong for Blacks to have a sense of global unity? How, according to you, does that strip each group of its individuality? No, I sense you have a fear of something deeper, probably related to money. A Mende will still be a Mende, a Pondo a Pondo, an African American an African American, yet we can all live, work, and marry without WWIII taking place. You seem to forget that slavery brought Africans together from ALL OVER West and Central Africa. They learned to adapt and get along.
Wow, what a painfully embarrassing experience... So sad, this beautiful black woman will have to carry the pain of rejection from her country for the rest of her life😥
She did something about it in the end - at least her kids won't suffer it
Actually the people choose her, but the tv took her out cause of racist coments some people did.
@@denisitele what?
@@donratty9 Yes
Linda história de Naiara, não sabia que fizeram isso, é muito triste😭 merece todo sucesso.
This was beautiful so proud her and many darker Brazilians being their authentic selves amongst the struggle true respects and future blessings 🙌🏿 🙏🏿
That is freakin sad smh ....Brazil!!!! Be proud to be black!!! That show should have kept her on there to go against what everyone was saying...after a while they would have stopped talking once they realized she wasn’t going nowhere....
What funny is that people saying be proud to be black but end up applying tones of make up to look or have a whiter complexion, but hey to each they own ✌
The carnival culture has more in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Bahia because they are the regions with the most black in Brazil, Brazil has 27 states and the other states do not love carnival as much population of Bahia or Rio! The other states because they have the majority of the population with European and native culture and population besides the majority of the Brazilian population being white in almost all states and mixed and most mixed between Europeans and native Indians
+Esteban Guillermo Exactly they got their face caked up (meaning full of makeup that are too which is too light) , they got contacts and last but not leasy most black women have weaves and when someone talks about it their quick to jump up and say well it's a protective style and it strengthens the hair and allows it to grow, oh hunny I've heard that a million times y'all need to get real, nobody says to totally stop wearing it but to always wear it is ridiculous and when you get too accustomed you stop caring about your natural hair and what to relax or texturize it like come on alot of people told me these things and up to his day I never changed and inch of myself for nobody benefit why the Bible said the hair is the Glory of the woman it never said people's hair ,short nappy curl , kink whatever it is you take care of your damn hair and stop wearing d people own. I bet if it was a dead person hair you wouldn't dare put it on..
+queenz z least*
same prejudice exist here in India if person is black he told to married person with Fair skin , people are so much o obsessed with the fair skin that fairness cream come with shade card like you can white wash your face and change your colour it's hilarious and sad at the same time. disclaimer I am North Indian person so I can only say this about the North India
That's sad because I find Indian men attractive .
That's sad because I find Indian men attractive .
+Scjeherazade Johnson wish I can say same thing about mentality of Indian men or society.
+anindya yamdagni India was colonized by the British, so that is not surprising.
+anindya yamdagni I noticed that thanks to Indians in my region.
I'm done with Brazil, sadly.
I'm Haitian and I used to be one of their biggests soccer fan, but little that I knew that Afro- Brazilians were being treated as such 😡
I cannot feel too bad when she ultimately decides to water down her race and marry a white man.
I feel the same way
She has no options with the black men in Brazil since black men are also racist against her and want a white Brazilian or mixed Brazilian- anything that isn’t a dark skin black woman!
I come from the West Indies, and mom say their daughter the same thing : "Marry a white man to improve the race".
It is sad
Maha Janga
Very sad...It's bad the other way around too, with the black men are wifing up and/or procreating with white women. Because they don't want dark, kinky haired children. Who look like them...Sad smh...
@@catalinacassineri6435 you are too dumb to even react to. And even disrespecting your own father at that. Damn..so low. Sooo so low.
Which part of the west indies?
My father is from Jamaica.....He lived in the UK before he settled down in NY.....BTW he is light skinned (So was my African American Mother).....They always said the opposite.....
@@shavonnestacia2865 same I’m Jamaican
My word...what a beautiful woman!!!!!
the portrait is exactly how it happen. the indigenous grandma, mixed daughter or son and now white grandson or grandaughter. and there you have it, its that easy
Black grandma
I am African American and grew up in the South in the US, in Texas. The racism here is brutal and undeniable. It breaks my heart that we are still dealing with this very traumatizing, monstrous topic of hatred due to the color of one's skin.
It sad...i am black and proud....i will stick to my black women
I like you! 👍
They are amazing. Much love and respect.
@@jaygonzalez1791 I think you mean Spanish and Portuguese
Dav Gar please do! If we all took this approach we would be a powerful force!
@@jaygonzalez1791 wait what? O.o
Not Shocked! Latin Culture is Pretty RACIST😔
Shawn Stone Brazilian* Latin American countries don’t share anything with each other a Mexican won’t speak or act the same as an argentine
SuBscRibE FoR no ReASOn but you were all colonised by spain during colonial times , have more Spanish Ancestry and speak spanish
@@sBaby-wj7uv Brazil wasn't a Spanish colony, it was a Portuguese colony. We speak Portuguese.
VERY!!
And that's why I don't feel bad for their narrative....they even vote against their own best interest ....i will never
Without african culture, there is no brazil👊🏾 simple
The crime rate would be alot lower.
I’m a white man and I think black woman are stunning.
I grew up in a very racially bigoted household, but I also grew up to know that those words and attitudes are WRONG. color of skin has nothing to do with the character of a person. Intolerance is Learned.....Acceptance and Celebration can be Learned, Too.
That's a lie
That's a lie
+Levan Tsetskhladze Discrimination of a person on the grounds of colour or race is so damn
childish,it is only the ignorant that promote this opinion,so we need to
discriminate against ignorance in all its ugliness & try to educate
these people whenever they spew this ugly opinions out of their
ignorant mouths.
Thank you for not letting bigots have an influence on you. :)
Never thought Brazil was so fucked up. It has been eliminated from my bucket list.
You know they got almost 4 times the amout of slaves north America did and no one mentions it?
@@RainyRunningRiver
I knew they were involved at that period in history, but not to that degree. I am more surprised in the way it is today. I could be wrong but I recall the former presidents wife was black.
@@RainyRunningRiver They Where one of the last country To stop slavery
there are racist people absolutely everywhere, unfortunately. But the way racism happens in Brazil is pretty different from the way it happens in the USA, for example.
I can understand why you'd say that but don't rob yourself of experiencing the culture that still exist out there. You might find yourself grateful for keeping an open mind. Just a thought....
Unfortunate situation but I don't feel bad for her or her family. They're creating the very problem they complain about. Don't complain about discrimination on race and color yet advocate towards the backwards idea of "improving the race" by dating light and white. Self hatred is a terrible thing.
Self hatred is extremely damaging to us as people.
She fell in love with a white guy.. if you want to penalise her for that, i think you're the racist one
T4lißß4 I bet he is NOT 100% white! He looks mixed like the majority of Brazilians
@@LisahTali he's probably mixer even if have a child that child isn't gonna be seen "white"
@@LisahTali if you love your ancestors, its impossible to fall in love with a white man if you are black, because it means giving everything your black ancestors gave to you to the same people they fought against so that you can be here in the first place. She does deserve to be penalised and the destruction of her physical likeness and lineage is rightfully a big part of that penalisation.
I’ll never understand this paradigm. If you say that perfect body, and amazing smile is less attractive because of the shade of the skin, you are lying. I’d wager that anyone who thinks that way has never, and will never cast a shadow on a woman that beautiful.
It amazes me how much people are obsessed with skin tone it just blows my mind I just don't understand it.
+MMAGillz Lol, Huh? Traits don't determine someone's character. Your environment, past and present experience's, past and present influences, the friends you have, the music you listen to, the books you read and the morals and principles that are taught to you by your parents or lack there of determines some ones character.
Skin don't send singles to people's brains telling them how to conduct them self.
+MMAGillz Umm okay not sure what you mean by that but okay and just so you know I'm not African lol try not to assume especially on no information.
+MMAGillz Don't be afraid for me I love life and all kinds of people, I don't hate a hate bone in my body, I can't say the same for you but from the way you're talking I doubt you care. So talk to yourself and I wish you the best, have a long healthy life.
+jadafab You are living in the clouds then..
+J&T You switched MMA Gillz words from 'genetic difference' to 'someone's character' to make a point on completely different words and then now someone else is calling him Hitler. WTF!?
This hurts my soul, especially the part where the painting was critiqued. I have to attest that I think in the complete opposite manner than how the composition was derived. Mixing with any kind of European dilutes the beauty and purity of Africans. I do agree with Nayara that love knows no color, but it is very clear that the culture of Brazil, South America, Central America, and North America as well as many other countries destroy their future potential time and time again in not seeing the power and knowledge that Africans hold and have held since the beginning of humanity. Destroy the foundation of humanity and the structure will fall.
+Dedo Kwamina LOL...love DOES know colour, and it isn't deaf nor is it blind! It sees colour, hears, and deliberately chooses to fall in love with it. Too much fantasist.
What?
Dedo Kwamina I was referring to this line you wrote "I do agree with Nayara that love knows no color"....which I thought was quite dishonest.
I disagree, it is not dishonest. It is only dishonest to people who have never been in love with someone outside of their race.
Dedo Kwamina I've traveled and dated a very diverse group of women, whilst living on 5 continents, but that's besides the story. You know what, I'll leave you to it. Sorry, I bothered miss.
As a dark skin African American woman, stories like this do not shock me anymore.
Black Is Beautiful. The Blacker You Are, The Closer You Are The The Creator. Don’t Be Ashamed Of Being Black.
Blessings To All Worthy Of Being Blessed
I love black women in fact i married one we have 3 kids together i always was attracted to darker skin my friends always made fun of me my whole life but it is what it is
Congratulations
why will your "friends" make fun of you? They are not your friends because that is so disrespectful; is your black wife not a human being?
Those people are not your real friends, most probably they've got rejected from the pretty black girls so is envy, jealousy or ignorance.
This is so sad this started when they introduced the racial whitening project in brazil., around the colonial times. Where interracial relationships would purify the race to the point where brazil would have no brown people.. Seems Brazil is still set in the colonial times.
NYCITY3 we had the same thing in Australia. the white people planned to breed Aboriginals with their kind for generations until there was no more aboriginal blood in the country. thankfully this ideology didnt last long. however there are people who only want to have mixed babies rather than fully black or fully white and i think thats sad.
Slavery ended abruptly in 1888 for Brazil. After that no drastic form of discrimination took place like what went on in America with KKK or Jim Crow. The Blacks of Brazil were never forced to fight racism heads on. They never had their own civil rights movement. The overt racism became less obvious but the covert racism was and still is there.
What makes it weird is that Brazil had the most imported slaves during the Atlantic slave trade at 4 million while only 300K came to the U.S. Blacks literally have the number to run the country but they've been denied education and basic living standards for over a century. They don't want them to prosper..
What is really shocking to me about this documentary is the racism coming from black people against her being chosen for the samba role. You wouldn't find this in the U.S except for a very small few uncle toms who hate themselves. But it is quite interesting to know that her own people were racist against her winning the role.
pronlem is they didnt realise brown is to hard to wipe and half the population is know light brown
I am brazilian and couldn't agree more
It never ends does it? Beauty has no color. Love has no color. She is a great inspiration to everyone, especially dark skin girls everywhere. she should know that her elegant beauty, grace, intelligence, character, humility are what stands out the most. Ultimately, she wins. There will always be those who are jealous who envy the power that you have to change this world, one step at a time. She will always have to deal with ignorance and absolutely stupidity from those who feel threatened by what they want to control. She will always have this story to tell her grandchildren one day. She is a winner and I am proud of her. Go girl!
From Kenya ...I had a beautiful girlfriend who was chocolate dark.we went on a double date...the other girl asked me in front of everyone..how I could date such a black girl!!...sad but true
Some people will never learn. sad
I think Black men need to start seeing this a a personal attack. I mean it's your lools, genes too... being told is inferior. when it's pure gold
I experienced first hand Rascism from an African men, He came to me started chatting me up then I told him I’m married. Then he said he doesnt go out with Black Women he hates them. I said to him but you are 10 times Darker than me, you are short and not good looking at all. I laughed my head off 🤣 The guy went mad at me . Wish I could post his picture 🤣🤣
Daisy 😂😂😂
did you have to lie? you might not even be black!
Served him right. It should have been me..the kind of insult i would reign on him would sent in into exile!
😂😂😂😂
I dated African men. I don’t know which African men you are referring to. They will date American women of all shades.
Racism white supremacy is a global system and is the same every where doesn't matter what country. This is just another example.
Wrong. There are many countries still out there untouched by the obsessions of race and ethnicity. For example small states, countries, and territories in the Pacific (Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, PNG, Solomon Islands) still have much love for their own kind. Other examples include Ethiopia, Somalia, and so forth into Asia and Africa.
@corn please don't comment on the Pacific islands when you have no idea. I have family there and racism exist there. please do not speak for people that you are not one. The last black revolution won is in the Pacific. look up the coconut revolution documentary.
J Past, and just who instigated the war of the Coconut Revolution to begin with...? The Brits.
yes. India, Asia all countries around the world.
Charles Westbrooks white Australians and Britain. Of course, they used the other black folks of Papua New Guinea to do their bidding.
She is truly black; not Obama, Halle Berry, or Kamala Harris, but her!
She's beautiful but look after all of that look who she's with