Faithful from various religions participate in the Defence of Religious Freedom march at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, September 15, 2024
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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