Photos by Saradine Pierre, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Student Correspondent CET Brazil, Summer 2018
Photo Essay: CET Brazil
Written by Saradine Pierre, (UNC Chapel Hill) Student Correspondent CET Brazil, Summer 2018
Salvador, Bahia: Brazil's "Little Africa"
Written by Leaynet Sahilu, (Howard University) Student Correspondent CET Brazil, Spring 2018 The state of Bahia, or as I would like to call it, Brazil’s “Little Africa” has the largest African population outside of the African continent, particularly in its capital of Salvador. Located on the Bahian coast, Salvador was the first capital of Brazil, serving as […]
College Life in Brazil
Written by Leaynet Sahilu, (Howard University) Student Correspondent CET Brazil, Spring 2018 Prior to my arrival in Brazil, my Portuguese professor told me a few things about the difference between college life and the education system in Brazil and how different it is from the United States. For instance, I remember when my professor told me that […]
Coffee & Milk: Race in Brazil
Written by Jeffrey Guzman, (American University) Student Correspondent CET Brazil, Spring 2018 “Why is that slave White, if slaves were Black and Brown?” I asked my mother when watching A Escrava Isaura (2004), one of the many dubbed Brazilian novelas she watched. Set in the 1850s, the storyline, to my astonishment, centered on a White slave. My mom explained how […]
More Than A Big Party: The Political and Social Significance of Brazilian Carnaval
Written by Jeffrey Guzman, (American University) Student Correspondent CET Brazil, Spring 2018 Ra ra ra! The United States’ biggest party just concluded. Every February, hundreds of thousands travel to America’s Paris to indulge in drunken debauchery, sexual rebellion, and unrestricted self-expression. By now you should know I am referring to New Orleans’ Mardi Gras. For those who […]