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<\/a>December 4, 2016<\/p><\/div>\n
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Beyond the aesthetic question, kinky\/curly hair is a symbol of
\nresistance against racism: after straightening for years,
\nwoman feels empowered with natural\u00a0hair<\/span><\/h1>\n![\"capa\"](\"https:\/\/gatasnegrasbrasileiras.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/capa1.jpg?w=547\")
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Note from BW of Brazil<\/strong>:\u00a0The discovery of the beauty in\u00a0kinky\/curly hair<\/a>\u00a0is a process that tens of thousands of Afro-Brazilian women are experiencing these days (see\u00a0here<\/a>and\u00a0here<\/a>). Obviously more than simply an issue of beauty aesthetics, it is a symbol of the struggle against the racist concepts of the beautiful and the ugly that permeate Brazilian society. The fact that the story below is so common among black women reveals how people of visible African ancestry struggle with self-acceptance when everyone is taught to believe that certain features, such as straight hair, are better than others. Below is yet another example of the\u00a0natural hair revolution<\/a>\u00a0that is has slowly taken place in Brazil over the past few decades.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n![\"Ra\u00edsa](\"https:\/\/gatasnegrasbrasileiras.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/22.jpg?w=547\")
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Beyond the <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\naesthetic question,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n kinky\/curly hair <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nis a symbol\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>of <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nresistance against racism<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nStories such as that of the publicist Ra\u00edsa Azeredo,
\nwho started straightening her hair as a child and
\ntoday loves her roots, show the importance of the
\nempowerment of black women<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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By Clarissa Jurumenha<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nWearing natural hair is an act of resistance against the dictatorship of the\u00a0chapinha<\/em>(straightening iron). The prejudice embedded in terms such as \u201ccabelo ruim\u201d (bad hair) and \u201ccabelo bom\u201d (good hair) demonstrates that there is still much to conquer in the face of racism, which dwells in the details.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhy did you do this to your hair?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWas your hair is born this way?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nGirls and women with\u00a0cabelos crespos<\/em>\u00a0(kinky\/curly hair) find themselves faced with such questions often. In recent years, however, they have worn natural hair as an important part of the fight against discrimination.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Ra\u00edsa](\"https:\/\/gatasnegrasbrasileiras.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/41.jpg?w=547\")
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Wavy, curly, kinky\/curly, voluminous,\u00a0\u201cblack power\u201d (afro)<\/a>, dreads, rastafari \u2026 There are numerous ways to wear one\u2019s tresses. The first step is to break wth harmful chemical procedures to the wires and initiate the so-called hair transition. Ra\u00edsa Azeredo\u2019s life story resembles that of many women who have kinky\/curly tresses.<\/span><\/p>\nShe was taught while still a child to straighten it. She even got sick because of the smell of formaldehyde in a session of\u00a0escova progressiva\u00a0<\/em>(Brazilian Keratine Hair Treatment)<\/a>. \u201cThere were a lot of chemicals, in a closed environment, and sure enough: I felt sick. But at the time, I didn\u2019t give up and I wanted to straighten it anyway,\u201d she recalls. Ra\u00edsa\u2019s mother wanted to protect her from prejudice, so she allowed her to straighten her hair. \u201cThe society stamps (the idea) that kinky\/curly hair is bad,\u201d comments the publicist.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhen I accepted myself, the world came to accept me\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nAt the end of her third year of high school, Ra\u00edsa decided not to straighten her hair any more.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cOn graduation day, I decided to no longer face that situation. Passei m\u00e1quina dois (got a short haircut). I cried too much for my mother and put in some braids. From there, I never went back.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Ra\u00edsa Azeredo<\/span><\/p>\nA specific treatment process for her hair then started. She knew ways to moisturize, nourish and rebuild it so it would stay healthy naturally. The process of transformation she opted for is called \u201cBig Chop\u201d when you remove the straightened hair and leave the hair 100% as it is.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThere are a lot of black women who don\u2019t know their hair. I didn\u2019t, I did not know how it would be all crespo. My type of strand takes a while to grow, but I noticed a range of different possibilities of hairstyles. I can do braids, I can do dreads, there\u2019s many things.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Ra\u00edsa Azeredo<\/span><\/p>\nRa\u00edsa has heard all sorts of offenses: \u201care you going to comb your hair?\u201d and \u201ccabelo de macaco\u201d (monkey hair) had become common phrases. \u201cIt\u2019s not\u00a0victimismo<\/em>\u00a0(playing the victim), we actually hear these kinds of comments.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhen I accepted myself, the world accepted me. This is me, this is my personality. Eu sou negra (I\u2019m black) and my strands are crespo, period!\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Raisa Azeredo<\/span><\/p>\nIt was necessary to earn respect in various spaces. She studied advertising at a private college with mostly\u00a0alunos brancos<\/em>\u00a0(white students). \u201cI remember them asking me things like: \u2018why do you dress like that?\u2019 or, \u2018Why don\u2019t you comb your hair?\u2019\u2019 she says.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"At](\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/brazil-diva-02.jpg\")
<\/a>At 15 and with straight hair, Ra\u00edsa Azeredo \u2013 on the right<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\nPrejudice without borders<\/span><\/p>\nRa\u00edsa spent a period traveling through Europe after graduating in advertising and propaganda. She came to a conclusion: prejudice has no borders. \u201cI left the house wearing a turban once. I arrived at the door of a party and security told me to take it off, because I would not enter the party house with \u2018that thing on my head\u2019. It doesn\u2019t happen only in Brazil, the prejudice is in the world,\u201d she comments.<\/span><\/p>\nGreater social acceptance \u2013 and the long road ahead<\/span><\/p>\nThe strength of the ideas advocated by social movements and the emergence of virtual groups help to spread diversity. In these spaces one can see the unity and the strength of the women who gather in search of information to abandon the imposed standards. To help them in this process, the range of products specific to each type of hair only increases.<\/span><\/p>\nWhen dealing with curly or kinky\/curly hair, the care is different from straight hair. In Ra\u00edsa\u2019s case, she washes her hair three times a week and does a weekly massage. Her favorite leave-in cream is Nutri Hair, for hair definition. For massage, she uses NOVEX Argan Oil. \u201cIt\u2019s always a discovery, I try to use new products to experiment and see what happens,\u201d she advises.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"5\"](\"https:\/\/gatasnegrasbrasileiras.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/5.jpg?w=547\")
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The blog\u00a0Transitei<\/em>\u00a0has several articles of care for curls. Based on the opinion of readers, the creator Adriana Ad\u00e9a has assembled a selection of cheap creams that contribute to the formation and care of the cachos e crespos (those with curly and kinky\/curly hair).<\/span><\/p>\n![\"6\"](\"https:\/\/gatasnegrasbrasileiras.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/6.jpg?w=547\")
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Direct care in the salon<\/span><\/p>\nSalons specializing in rasta, crespo and cachos in Bras\u00edlia:<\/span><\/p>\nSal\u00e3o Cachos Brasil<\/span>
\nSDS Bloco \u201cG\u201d, Loja 17 \u2013 Conic<\/span>
\nQSB 6, lote 28 loja 1 \u2013 Taguatinga Sul<\/span>
\nCeil\u00e2ndia Centro<\/span>
\nTelefone: 3275-1011<\/span><\/p>\nCabelo com C<\/span>
\n203 Norte, Bloco D \u2013 Asa Norte<\/span>
\nTelefone: 3034-7787<\/span><\/p>\nAfro Itinerante de Bras\u00edlia<\/span>
\nServi\u00e7o domiciliar feito por Layla Moreno<\/span>
\nTelefone: 92289669<\/span><\/p>\nSal\u00e3o Afro & Cia Ponto Chic<\/span>
\nConjunto 1B, Lote 23, Loja 1 \u2013 Quadra Qs 12 \u2013 Riacho Fundo<\/span>
\nTelefone: 3399-8784<\/span><\/p>\nSal\u00e3o Afro Rainha de Sab\u00e1<\/span>
\nConic, Edif\u00edcio Miguel Badia, Bloco L, Loja 43<\/span>
\nTelefone: 3322-9902<\/span><\/p>\nSal\u00e3o Beleza Afro<\/span>
\nConic, Edif\u00edcio Acropol, Bloco N, n\u00ba 31<\/span>
\nTelefone: 3321-4120<\/span><\/p>\nOn the movie screen<\/span><\/p>\nThe appreciation of\u00a0cabelo crespo<\/em>\u00a0and of\u00a0identidade afro<\/em>\u00a0(afro identity) is portrayed in the documentary \u201cDas Ra\u00edzes \u00e0 Pontas\u201d (from the roots to the tips), directed by Flora Eg\u00e9cia and released on Tuesday, November 17th\u00a0at Cine Bras\u00edlia. The film covers the experiences of different people in relation to living with their natural strands and invites the debate on the aesthetic impositions of the current beauty standards.<\/span><\/p>\nSource<\/strong>:\u00a0Metr\u00f3poles<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
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Beyond the <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n aesthetic question,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n kinky\/curly hair <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n is a symbol\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>of <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n resistance against racism<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Stories such as that of the publicist Ra\u00edsa Azeredo, <\/p>\n <\/p>\n By Clarissa Jurumenha<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Wearing natural hair is an act of resistance against the dictatorship of the\u00a0chapinha<\/em>(straightening iron). The prejudice embedded in terms such as \u201ccabelo ruim\u201d (bad hair) and \u201ccabelo bom\u201d (good hair) demonstrates that there is still much to conquer in the face of racism, which dwells in the details.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhy did you do this to your hair?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWas your hair is born this way?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Girls and women with\u00a0cabelos crespos<\/em>\u00a0(kinky\/curly hair) find themselves faced with such questions often. In recent years, however, they have worn natural hair as an important part of the fight against discrimination.<\/span><\/p>\n Wavy, curly, kinky\/curly, voluminous,\u00a0\u201cblack power\u201d (afro)<\/a>, dreads, rastafari \u2026 There are numerous ways to wear one\u2019s tresses. The first step is to break wth harmful chemical procedures to the wires and initiate the so-called hair transition. Ra\u00edsa Azeredo\u2019s life story resembles that of many women who have kinky\/curly tresses.<\/span><\/p>\n She was taught while still a child to straighten it. She even got sick because of the smell of formaldehyde in a session of\u00a0escova progressiva\u00a0<\/em>(Brazilian Keratine Hair Treatment)<\/a>. \u201cThere were a lot of chemicals, in a closed environment, and sure enough: I felt sick. But at the time, I didn\u2019t give up and I wanted to straighten it anyway,\u201d she recalls. Ra\u00edsa\u2019s mother wanted to protect her from prejudice, so she allowed her to straighten her hair. \u201cThe society stamps (the idea) that kinky\/curly hair is bad,\u201d comments the publicist.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen I accepted myself, the world came to accept me\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n At the end of her third year of high school, Ra\u00edsa decided not to straighten her hair any more.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOn graduation day, I decided to no longer face that situation. Passei m\u00e1quina dois (got a short haircut). I cried too much for my mother and put in some braids. From there, I never went back.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Ra\u00edsa Azeredo<\/span><\/p>\n A specific treatment process for her hair then started. She knew ways to moisturize, nourish and rebuild it so it would stay healthy naturally. The process of transformation she opted for is called \u201cBig Chop\u201d when you remove the straightened hair and leave the hair 100% as it is.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThere are a lot of black women who don\u2019t know their hair. I didn\u2019t, I did not know how it would be all crespo. My type of strand takes a while to grow, but I noticed a range of different possibilities of hairstyles. I can do braids, I can do dreads, there\u2019s many things.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Ra\u00edsa Azeredo<\/span><\/p>\n Ra\u00edsa has heard all sorts of offenses: \u201care you going to comb your hair?\u201d and \u201ccabelo de macaco\u201d (monkey hair) had become common phrases. \u201cIt\u2019s not\u00a0victimismo<\/em>\u00a0(playing the victim), we actually hear these kinds of comments.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen I accepted myself, the world accepted me. This is me, this is my personality. Eu sou negra (I\u2019m black) and my strands are crespo, period!\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Raisa Azeredo<\/span><\/p>\n It was necessary to earn respect in various spaces. She studied advertising at a private college with mostly\u00a0alunos brancos<\/em>\u00a0(white students). \u201cI remember them asking me things like: \u2018why do you dress like that?\u2019 or, \u2018Why don\u2019t you comb your hair?\u2019\u2019 she says.<\/span><\/p>\n At 15 and with straight hair, Ra\u00edsa Azeredo \u2013 on the right<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n Prejudice without borders<\/span><\/p>\n Ra\u00edsa spent a period traveling through Europe after graduating in advertising and propaganda. She came to a conclusion: prejudice has no borders. \u201cI left the house wearing a turban once. I arrived at the door of a party and security told me to take it off, because I would not enter the party house with \u2018that thing on my head\u2019. It doesn\u2019t happen only in Brazil, the prejudice is in the world,\u201d she comments.<\/span><\/p>\n Greater social acceptance \u2013 and the long road ahead<\/span><\/p>\n The strength of the ideas advocated by social movements and the emergence of virtual groups help to spread diversity. In these spaces one can see the unity and the strength of the women who gather in search of information to abandon the imposed standards. To help them in this process, the range of products specific to each type of hair only increases.<\/span><\/p>\n When dealing with curly or kinky\/curly hair, the care is different from straight hair. In Ra\u00edsa\u2019s case, she washes her hair three times a week and does a weekly massage. Her favorite leave-in cream is Nutri Hair, for hair definition. For massage, she uses NOVEX Argan Oil. \u201cIt\u2019s always a discovery, I try to use new products to experiment and see what happens,\u201d she advises.<\/span><\/p>\n The blog\u00a0Transitei<\/em>\u00a0has several articles of care for curls. Based on the opinion of readers, the creator Adriana Ad\u00e9a has assembled a selection of cheap creams that contribute to the formation and care of the cachos e crespos (those with curly and kinky\/curly hair).<\/span><\/p>\n Direct care in the salon<\/span><\/p>\n Salons specializing in rasta, crespo and cachos in Bras\u00edlia:<\/span><\/p>\n Sal\u00e3o Cachos Brasil<\/span> Cabelo com C<\/span> Afro Itinerante de Bras\u00edlia<\/span> Sal\u00e3o Afro & Cia Ponto Chic<\/span> Sal\u00e3o Afro Rainha de Sab\u00e1<\/span> Sal\u00e3o Beleza Afro<\/span> On the movie screen<\/span><\/p>\n The appreciation of\u00a0cabelo crespo<\/em>\u00a0and of\u00a0identidade afro<\/em>\u00a0(afro identity) is portrayed in the documentary \u201cDas Ra\u00edzes \u00e0 Pontas\u201d (from the roots to the tips), directed by Flora Eg\u00e9cia and released on Tuesday, November 17th\u00a0at Cine Bras\u00edlia. The film covers the experiences of different people in relation to living with their natural strands and invites the debate on the aesthetic impositions of the current beauty standards.<\/span><\/p>\n Source<\/strong>:\u00a0Metr\u00f3poles<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nwho started straightening her hair as a child and
\ntoday loves her roots, show the importance of the
\nempowerment of black women<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nSDS Bloco \u201cG\u201d, Loja 17 \u2013 Conic<\/span>
\nQSB 6, lote 28 loja 1 \u2013 Taguatinga Sul<\/span>
\nCeil\u00e2ndia Centro<\/span>
\nTelefone: 3275-1011<\/span><\/p>\n
\n203 Norte, Bloco D \u2013 Asa Norte<\/span>
\nTelefone: 3034-7787<\/span><\/p>\n
\nServi\u00e7o domiciliar feito por Layla Moreno<\/span>
\nTelefone: 92289669<\/span><\/p>\n
\nConjunto 1B, Lote 23, Loja 1 \u2013 Quadra Qs 12 \u2013 Riacho Fundo<\/span>
\nTelefone: 3399-8784<\/span><\/p>\n
\nConic, Edif\u00edcio Miguel Badia, Bloco L, Loja 43<\/span>
\nTelefone: 3322-9902<\/span><\/p>\n
\nConic, Edif\u00edcio Acropol, Bloco N, n\u00ba 31<\/span>
\nTelefone: 3321-4120<\/span><\/p>\n