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Slain black councilwoman remembered during Brazil Carnival

Samba competition is taking on a political edge in Brazil, with one of Rio’s top samba schools and other groups paying tribute to Marielle Franco, an activist for gays and Afro-Brazilian rights who was slain almost a year ago.

Mangueira, one of the oldest samba schools in Rio, included the former city councilwoman in its parade early Tuesday honoring Brazil’s hidden heroes, those who history books often forget or choose not to mention.

Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes, were shot to death in their car while driving in downtown Rio on March 14, 2018. The killings shocked Brazilians and set off a wave of national demonstrations, but police have never named suspects.

“It has been a year since the incident,” Luyara Franco, Marielle’s daughter, told The Associated Press hours before Mangueira was to perform. “This Carnival full of tributes stresses we are still in this fight. The case has not been solved.”

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Just a small correction: the article says Marielle Franco was lesbian. However, she identified herself as bisexual.

I wont post/reblog about anything else today.

Make no mistake, Marielle Franco was EXECUTED by the same government that kills thousands of people on the favelas here in Brazil everyday. It was not an accident as they try to claim, this was war and has been war for the past 4 years.

Marielle Franco stood up for women’s rights, for the poc and the lgbt+ community. She spoke against police brutality less than five days before she was killed.

Little by little, the government is taking away our rights. They are shutting our voices and shooting us down.

They are killing us, one by one.

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