A Brazilian research study from 2017–2023 reveals sharp racial and gender disparities in food insecurity: 38.5% of households headed by Black women experience severe food insecurity, compared to 15.7% for white men. The gap widens in the North and Northeast regions, where nearly half of Black women-headed households lack reliable food access. Even among formal employees, Black women's food security lags behind white men in informal work, pointing to structural economic inequality beyond employment status.