Was The Rio Opening Ceremony A Social Justice Win For Brazil?
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8 min readAug 8, 2016
As a Brazilian woman, I was particularly keen to watch Friday night’s Rio Olympics opening ceremony. How would this kick-off event for the first-ever South American Olympic Games represent my home country? Would it showcase Brazil’s diverse culture and help to defy dangerous stereotypes? Moreover, what role would it serve in shedding light on the country’s social justice issues?
