In Denial Over Racism in Brazil

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In Denial Over Racism in Brazil
MARCH 23, 2015
Vanessa Barbara
Vanessa Barbara
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SÃO PAULO, Brazil — One Friday night last month, the electricity was off in the streets of Palmeirinha, a favela in Rio de Janeiro. Three black teenagers were joking around in front of their houses. One of them started to run and the others followed, laughing. At that moment, the police came out shooting. Chauan Jambre Cezário, 19 years old, was seriously wounded. Alan de Souza Lima, 15 years old, died on the site with a cellphone in his hands — he had caught everything on video, including his own last agonizing minutes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/24/op...azil.html?_r=0

[Rudi]

I wonder how they would treat Jawge if he showed up wanting citezenship. Better yet How about Portia. LOL.

[Hortical]

Slavery Abolished in 1888

Was chatting with a brethren who is from a former Portuguese (Cape Verde) colony who claims racism does not exist in Brazil. I forwarded the link to the article 1 minute ago. I reminded him sometime ago that Brazil almost brought slavery to the 20th century (abolished in 1888). He claims Brazil's problems are not raced related, but based on social class.