Hundreds march for religious freedom in Brazil as discrimination against African-influenced religions rises
HUNDREDS marched for religious freedom on Brazil’s iconic Copacabana beach to raise awareness of the rise in discrimination against African-influenced religions.
Practitioners of more than a dozen faiths — mostly of Afro-Brazilian heritage — participated in the event to support religious freedom in Brazil, where cases of discrimination have doubled over the past six years.
Many of the participants in the “March for the Defence of Religious Freedom” have faced attacks from members of Christian groups, it is understood.
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