He was forced to live in a Jewish ghetto in Romania, where he lived in a tent covered with leaves. The only time he tried to leave the place, he was beaten because he wore the Star of David on his chest. He resisted cold, heat, and hunger for 2 years. He lived to tell the tale.
Was 6 years old when he looked out the window and saw the hatred against Jews growing in daily life. From lies and prejudice, through exclusion from the labor market to violence and genocide. He lived to tell the tale.
With the increasing persecution in her homeland, former Yugoslavia, Ruth's family was taken to Italy. There, she faced prejudice in school, narrowly escaped death when a train she was on was shot at and ended up in a Mussolini concentration camp. She lived to tell the tale.
Neno was attacked by a violent man in broad daylight in Curitiba. With a baton and a fierce dog, the attacker beat him while hurling racist insults. A recent crime that deeply traumatized him. He lived to tell the tale.
Born in Itabuna, in the interior of Bahia, Naiá moved to São Paulo 4 years ago, and all the prejudice, xenophobia and racism against her indigenous origin remained latent, especially after she embraced her ancestral identity. Lived to tell.
On a normal day, on one of the busiest streets in São Paulo, André was insulted and offended just for being himself. When he responded to the insults, he was violently beaten by the cowardice of homophobia, in front of dozens of people. Lived to tell the tale.
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Violations due to intolerance and hatred in Brazil have become increasingly frequent in recent years.
Violence in schools, in the workplace, in public transportation, on the streets. Knowing these data is having tools to act effectively.
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