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Fighting Poverty, Plagued by Violence: Why 10,000 Black Women in Brazil Marched for Their Rights
They were lawyers, feminists, Christians, transgender women, domestic workers, militants, favela dwellers, politicians, students and many more. Despite their differences in beliefs, education and income, on Wednesday they came together behind the one thing they had in common: being a black woman in Brazil. On that day, more than 10,000 black women from all over…
Kiratiana is a journalist based in Rio de Janeiro. She’s currently writing a black travel and culture guide to Rio de Janeiro.