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madamenoire: Brazilians Call for More Black Models at Rio Fashion Show January 16th, 2012 - By Brande Victorian In 2009, quotas were imposed during the Sao Paulo Fashion Week requiring at least 10 percent of the models to be black or indigenous, but one year later that requirement was eliminated. Now, after outrage over the lack of brown skin at the Rio de Janeiro winter 2012 fashion week show, it’s likely a move to reinstate those quotas could succeed.         Black models get shade in Brazil too even though 51% of their population is black or biracial. Does this surprise you? Read More at MadameNoire.com.  

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Brazilians Call for More Black Models at Rio Fashion Show

January 16th, 2012 - By Brande Victorian
In 2009, quotas were imposed during the Sao Paulo Fashion Week requiring at least 10 percent of the models to be black or indigenous, but one year later that requirement was eliminated. Now, after outrage over the lack of brown skin at the Rio de Janeiro winter 2012 fashion week show, it’s likely a move to reinstate those quotas could succeed.
       

Black models get shade in Brazil too even though 51% of their population is black or biracial. Does this surprise you? Read More at MadameNoire.com.