Black Women and Climate Change in Brazil: an Intersectional Analysis

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the impacts of climate change on Black women in Brazil, with the aim of understanding how gender, race, and social class intersect to produce specific vulnerabilities and influence the formulation of climate justice policies. Theoretical Framework: This study is grounded in four main axes: intersectionality, climate justice, environmental racism, and Black feminism. These frameworks make it possible to understand how race, gender, and class inequalities shape the vulnerability of Black women in the face of the climate crisis, providing the conceptual basis that guides the analysis developed in the following sections. Method: The research adopts a qualitative, theoretical, and exploratory approach, grounded in a systematized bibliographic review. Academic publications and institutional reports addressing the relationship between intersectionality, climate change, and social inequalities in Brazil were analyzed. The corpus consisted exclusively of secondary data, selected from databases and institutional repositories, and organized in a synthesis chart to guide the critical analysis developed in the results and discussion section. Results and Discussion: The results showed that climate change disproportionately affects Black women, intensifying race, gender, and class inequalities. The discussion, guided by the adopted frameworks, highlighted social vulnerabilities and resilience strategies that are scarcely recognized by public policies, pointing to the need for further empirical research on the subject. Originality/Value: The study stands out by bringing together and systematizing the existing literature through the lens of intersectionality, articulating climate justice, environmental racism, and Black feminism. Its value lies in offering a critical and integrated perspective on the impacts of climate change on Black women in Brazil, broadening academic debate and guiding more inclusive policies.