You are OBSESSED with Afro-Brazilian News, Activism, Culture, Music, History & People BUT

  • You need an passionate, expert guide (who has been living in Brazil for five years) to help you understand that "Se a coisa tá preta, a coisa tá boa" (If it's a black thing, then it's a good thing!)

  • You don’t have time to follow “todo mundo" & they mama on twitter, facebook, and instagram to find trending and important items related to BLACK Brazilian news, culture & music

  • You don’t speak Portuguese (or you are a beginner) and need someone to help you connect with our brothers and sisters in Brazil 

  • The “Rona” is preventing you from making your annual trip to Brazil 

  • Brazil is not for beginners (duh)

About Kiratiana Freelon

Kiratiana Freelon is a freelance multimedia journalist based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After receiving a Masters of Arts in journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at City University of New York, Freelon moved to Brazil in 2015 where she’s focused her reporting on social justice, Afro-Brazilian communities, transgender women, and the country’s dynamic economic and political landscape. Freelon has worked for the New York Times and her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Essence Magazine, New York Magazine, The Root, Ebony, International Journalists’ Network, Rioonwatch.org, and The Christian Recorder. She started the Binders of International Reporters, an active Facebook group with more than 1000 women international reporters, and managed the English language social media profiles for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Before moving to Brazil, the Harvard University graduate wrote and self-published two books, “Kiratiana’s Travel Guide to Black Paris (2010)” and “Kiratiana’s Travel Guide to Multicultural London (2012).” She is currently preparing a travel and culture guide to Afro-Rio for 2021.

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Unapologetically black. I write about Black people in Brazil. I'm writing a travel and culture guide to Afro-Rio