Samba school puts Rio's long-silenced legacy of slavery at center
By A Mystery Man Writer
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In the 1800s, Luiz Gama defied fate to become Brazil’s first Black lawyer. Nearly a century and a half later, Portela’s parade puts his struggle center stage
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Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory
Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory
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