Brazil: Celebrating freedom of expression at Carnival
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- 17 Feb 2023
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One of Brazil’s best-known samba schools, the innovative Beija-Flor de Nilópolis, is putting freedom of expression, the right to protest and grassroots movements at the heart of Carnival this year. Bringing together civil society groups, current campaigns, and human rights activists, including ARTICLE 19’s Brazil and South America regional office, Beija-Flor de Nilópolis’ unique contribution to the parade will take place on the evening of Monday, 20 February.
The samba’s chief focus will be on people’s power to achieve their rights and freedoms. It will also highlight racial and gender equality, the fight against poverty with a specific emphasis on housing rights, social justice, and socio-environmental rights. It will celebrate protest as an invaluable tool to bring about change – and to help challenge setbacks or attempts to undermine freedoms. Beija-Flor de Nilópolis and its group of carnival-goers will highlight freedom of expression’s vital role in safeguarding rights as endorsed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Read More
