Tag: Nayara Justino

  • Too black for Brazil | Guardian Docs The Guardian2016-02-09 Nayara Justino thought her dreams had come true when she was selected as the Globeleza carnival queen in 2013 after a public vote on one of Brazil’s biggest TV shows. But some regarded her complexion to be too dark to be an acceptable queen. Nayara and…

  • The Brazilian carnival queen deemed ‘too black’ – video The Guardian 2016-02-09 Barney Lankester-Owen, Bruce Douglas, Charlie Phillips and Juliet Riddell Nayara Justino thought her dreams had come true when she was selected as the Globeleza carnival queen in 2013 after a public vote on one of Brazil’s biggest TV shows. But some regarded her…