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Cotton Capital: The Brazilian connection – episode 4
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Aug 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Revisited: The fourth episode in the Cotton Capital series explores how during the transatlantic slave trade, more enslaved African people were taken to Brazil than any other country. Today, more than half of Brazil’s population identify as Black and there are more Black people in Brazil than any other country except Nigeria. But the country is still grappling with deep structural racism. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Released:
Aug 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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