{"id":76789,"date":"2023-11-20T15:24:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T18:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=76789"},"modified":"2023-12-07T07:31:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T10:31:39","slug":"on-this-brazilian-black-awareness-day-watch-the-vision-of-black-female-state-deputies-in-rio-de-janeiro-on-race-gender-and-favelas-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=76789","title":{"rendered":"On This Brazilian Black Awareness Day, Watch: \u2018The Vision of Black Female State Deputies in Rio de Janeiro on Race, Gender, and Favelas&#8217; [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tB9CV49o7ig?si=jGXx9Qf6f6Dx8clA\" width=\"1030\" height=\"563\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3sG1rLl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/PT-e1439583827971.png\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">November 20, 2023\u2014On Brazilian <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/35ma8i5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Awareness Day<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/VisaoDeputadasNegras\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this mini-doc<\/a>\u00a0with English subtitles aims to be a historical document in which three Black women in <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3NmY1Do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leadership roles<\/a> within the Rio de Janeiro State Legislative Assembly (<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2ZgF5j2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ALERJ<\/a>), reflect on <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/37BM73F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">race<\/a>, class, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/35YS4Gt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gender<\/a>, territory, and the legacy of Black women\u2019s performance in Rio de Janeiro politics. They are state deputies <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2H52b4N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Renata Souza<\/a> (from <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2IgZ9Y4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Complexo da Mar\u00e9<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3w9nA3r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dani Monteiro<\/a> (from <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/36wYNYx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S\u00e3o Carlos<\/a>), and the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3tAaIom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first<\/a> transgender parliamentarian, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3G6BEzE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dani Balbi<\/a> (from <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/39bC1cD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engenho da Rainha<\/a>).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76790\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/State-Deputy-Renata-Souza.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76790\" title=\"State Deputy Renata Souza\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/State-Deputy-Renata-Souza.png\" alt=\"State Deputy Renata Souza\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/State-Deputy-Renata-Souza.png 1366w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/State-Deputy-Renata-Souza-620x349.png 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/State-Deputy-Renata-Souza-1119x629.png 1119w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/State-Deputy-Renata-Souza-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Deputy Renata Souza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brazilian social structure is marked by <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2XB2ywt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">profound inequalities<\/a> that affect the populations represented by the three parliamentarians interviewed in this mini-doc. Among these social processes, which victimize and subjugate this part of society, are, above all, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/AntiracistFavelas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">racism<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/28UUXem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sexism<\/a>, which jointly instrumentalize oppression specifically <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3twaYVr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">towards Black women<\/a>\u2014who make up the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/40LM4xv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">largest population group<\/a> of the country, 28% of the population. Furthermore, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2WOboAg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stigma<\/a> regarding favela territories and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3DNGH4Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cis-hetereronormativity<\/a> are also present, which historically restrict opportunities and are remnants of Brazil&#8217;s colonial period. These characteristics of Rio de Janeiro\u2019s social fabric often appear as obstacles to the exercise of full democracy, which should guarantee dignity for all. In a society with these characteristics, it becomes fundamental that the political arena work to grant republican and democratic values, above all, through <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3v60B9o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">representation<\/a> and the protection of social rights.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Black woman\u2019s political perspective is crucial, it makes all the difference. To observe how much Black women, who could be in spaces of power, have made a big difference in the creation of public policies\u2026 this directly impacts <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/ROWDemocracy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brazilian democracy<\/a>\u2026 This is an advance in our political struggle to overcome all remnnants of the enslavement of Black people\u2026 The first challenge is to understand that the favela is the city. In fact, it is what produces the city\u2019s wealth, its territorial wealth.\u201d <\/span>\u2014 Renata Souza<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76792\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/State-Deputy-Dani-Monteiro.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76792\" title=\"State Deputy Dani Monteiro\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/State-Deputy-Dani-Monteiro.png\" alt=\"State Deputy Dani Monteiro\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/State-Deputy-Dani-Monteiro.png 1366w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/State-Deputy-Dani-Monteiro-620x349.png 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/State-Deputy-Dani-Monteiro-1119x629.png 1119w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/State-Deputy-Dani-Monteiro-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Deputy Dani Monteiro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In view of this, the objective of this mini-doc is to present a transversal perspective on the themes of race, class, gender, and territory, from the perspective of Black parliamentarians from favelas and peripheral areas. They were invited to reflect on the barriers that they encounter in the daily practice of politics in ALERJ. Furthermore, they ponder on what it is like to create <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/40CvQps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public policies focused<\/a> on these populations and their places of residence, such as favelas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is the challenge of making public policy for the favela here in our state, as there is an extermination plan underway. The genocide of our population, which takes place both through its armed wing, with the direct extermination of Black boys and men. But there is [also] an entire chain of epistemicide, including [our] academic, non-participation, and social non-inclusion\u2026 Our non-participation exemplifies how, in our democracy, several voices are silenced, while others are amplified\u2026 This non-participation in decision-making, this marginalization of the Black population, especially of Black women, creates barriers. Democracy in Brazil has barriers that separates it from its own people\u2026 So, many times, several common, everyday problems for us are not seen.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014 Dani Monteiro<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76793\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76793\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/State-Deputy-Dani-Balbi.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76793\" title=\"State Deputy Dani Balbi\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/State-Deputy-Dani-Balbi.png\" alt=\"State Deputy Dani Balbi\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/State-Deputy-Dani-Balbi.png 1366w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/State-Deputy-Dani-Balbi-620x349.png 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/State-Deputy-Dani-Balbi-1119x629.png 1119w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/State-Deputy-Dani-Balbi-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Deputy Dani Balbi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another point raised by the deputies is that their mandates end up becoming spaces for listening and welcoming those who are <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3AUSPjZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">structurally marginalized<\/a> and excluded by the broader society.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spaces of power are very hostile, especially for women\u2014Black women, trans people, low-income\u2026 Power is created so that we feel removed\u2026 This demands from us, women legislators from the working class, with very evident social markers, a lot more firmness, and work. We need to scrutinize things more closely, understand the workings of the public sector, the functioning of this House\u00a0 [ALERJ], and the Executive Branch. We need to be involved in more inquiries, be out on the streets keeping up [with what is happening out there]. And due to the responsibility [of the office], we need to establish ourselves as a space to welcome many demands, since public authorities turn their backs on these demands, on these needs.\u201d \u2014 Dani Balbi\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the importance of these activities, they also make evident that they have public policy proposals for various sectors, which would benefit society as a whole. Black women in politics offer solutions to problems relating to social order, politics, and economy\u2014crises that the state of Rio has faced for decades. As Dani Monteiro points out, for centuries, Black women have offered remedies that have boosted Brazil\u2019s development.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cConsidering that we actively contribute to the organization of work in our society, with collective care, whether it be family or community\u2026 I would like to celebrate the history of our ancestors! If today we have a state of Rio de Janeiro, if we have a dynamic structure that is strong today, the contribution of Black women is enormous! Whether it be for the dynamics of production in Brazil during the colonial slave-holding period, part of our food culture, our healthcare, comes from <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/31VLzqt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our healers<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2RUAiAK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our cooks<\/a>, but also from the point of view of contribution, of the social role that we fulfill. It is clear how <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">much Black women have actively contributed to the creation of Rio de Janeiro.\u201d \u2014 Dani Monteiro<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therefore,\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3ynVKBe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">there is no one better than Black women<\/a> to think, based on a democratic State project, about solutions that overcome difficult and adverse situations, such as the economic, social, and political crises faced by Rio de Janeiro. After all, the Black woman is the motor of Rio de Janeiros\u2019 economy, the largest group within the state\u2019s population and who, in general, builds individual and collective survival strategies in the midst of crises. Therefore, it is quite likely that the solution of historical problems perpetrated and perpetuated by <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3QhGAqQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">male, white, and cis-heteronormative<\/a> governments and parliaments will come from the parliamentary and social action of Black women.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Watch the Mini-doc with English Subtitles <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/VisaoDeputadasNegras\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76794\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76794\" style=\"width: 1366px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Former-State-Deputy-Monica-Francisco-and-State-Deputy-Dani-Monteiro.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76794 size-full\" title=\"Former M\u00f4nica Francisco and State Deputy Dani Monteiro\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Former-State-Deputy-Monica-Francisco-and-State-Deputy-Dani-Monteiro.png\" alt=\"Former M\u00f4nica Francisco and State Deputy Dani Monteiro\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Former-State-Deputy-Monica-Francisco-and-State-Deputy-Dani-Monteiro.png 1366w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Former-State-Deputy-Monica-Francisco-and-State-Deputy-Dani-Monteiro-620x349.png 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Former-State-Deputy-Monica-Francisco-and-State-Deputy-Dani-Monteiro-1119x629.png 1119w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Former-State-Deputy-Monica-Francisco-and-State-Deputy-Dani-Monteiro-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former M\u00f4nica Francisco and State Deputy Dani Monteiro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>About the author:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3dKObeB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Felipe Bellido<\/a> holds a doctorate in Political Science worked as a researcher at PUC-Rio and visiting researcher at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a volunteer at Educafro, Fellow of the\u00a0 Instituto Identidades do Brasil and a member of the ForbesBLK community. He is currently an analyst for DE&amp;I (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>About the producer and editor:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3VF18t6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Janine Miranda<\/a>\u00a0lives in Nova Igua\u00e7u and is a language teacher who works with video and photography. She is also an environmental educator with the NGO Contato.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Article translated by Vasti Cruz, video translated by Kay Alvito.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Support\u00a0<\/b><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">RioOnWatch<\/i><\/b><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">\u2019s tireless, critical and cutting-edge hyperlocal journalism, online community organizing meetings, and direct support to favelas\u00a0<\/b><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/DonateToRioOnWatch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/DonateToRioOnWatch\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">by clicking here.<\/a><\/b><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>\ufeff\ufeff Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas November 20, 2023\u2014On Brazilian Black Awareness Day, this mini-doc\u00a0with English subtitles aims to be a historical document in which three Black women in leadership roles within the Rio de Janeiro <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=76789\" title=\"On This Brazilian Black Awareness Day, Watch: \u2018The Vision of Black Female State Deputies in Rio de Janeiro on Race, Gender, and Favelas&#8217; [VIDEO]\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":245,"featured_media":76794,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-full.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1288,1328,2242,3527,1739],"tags":[2069,1041,280,3532,2863,479,566,459,436,1507,3318,3590,37,744,301,2733,3393,2600,1408,1393,453,3435,2455],"writer":[3293],"translator":[3560,3655],"illustrator":[],"photographer":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-76789","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-highlight","8":"category-by-community-contributors","9":"category-democracy","10":"category-representation","11":"category-video","12":"tag-alerj","13":"tag-black-awareness-month","14":"tag-complexo-da-mare","15":"tag-dani-balbi","16":"tag-dani-monteiro","17":"tag-democracy","18":"tag-engenho-da-rainha","19":"tag-feminism","20":"tag-gender","21":"tag-lgbt","22":"tag-marielle-legacy","23":"tag-negritude","24":"tag-north-zone","25":"tag-policy-critique","26":"tag-public-policy","27":"tag-renata-souza","28":"tag-representation","29":"tag-right-to-the-favela","30":"tag-sao-carlos","31":"tag-sexism","32":"tag-stigma","33":"tag-structural-racism","34":"tag-transgender","35":"writer-felipe-bellido","36":"translator-kay-alvito","37":"translator-vasti-cruz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/76794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76789"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fwriter&post=76789"},{"taxonomy":"translator","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftranslator&post=76789"},{"taxonomy":"illustrator","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fillustrator&post=76789"},{"taxonomy":"photographer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fphotographer&post=76789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}