Portuguese vessels carried nearly 6 million enslaved Africans into slavery.

When elected, Lula said he aimed to attack racism and Brazil's legacy of slavery. READ MORE: Brazil rejects US criticism of its foreign policyįranco is the sister of Marielle Franco, a Black councilwoman in Rio de Janeiro who fought for racial justice and was shot dead in 2018. 'We're not going to be able to solve 523 years of problems in just one visit but I hope we can move forward because that's why we're here,' Franco told reporters on Sunday, referring to centuries of oppression faced by Black people. Her mission was to bring discussions about racism to the table.Įurope's top human rights group previously said Portugal had to confront its colonial past and role in the transatlantic slave trade to help fight racism and discrimination in the country today LISBON - Government officials from Brazil are using their president's first visit to Europe since being elected to raise awareness and fight against the racial discrimination faced by the Brazilian community in Portugal and elsewhere.īrazil's minister of racial equality, Anielle Franco, was one of the officials who travelled with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Brazilian chef Dandara Batista, 37, cooks in the kitchen of her restaurant Afro Gourmet, located in the Grajau neighborhood, north zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Dec 1, 2022.

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