Cry of the Excluded
The Cry of the Excluded (Portuguese: Grito dos Excluídos) is a number of popular demonstrations in Brazil held every year during the week of September 7, the Brazilian Independence Day, to ask for attention for the people that are excluded of all what makes life worth as a human being.[1][2][3]
Started in 1995 as an initiative of the Roman Catholic bishops, since then it has settled down in more than 20 countries in the Americas and the Caribbean.[1]
In Brazil, the events started has a different theme every year, with marches, demonstrations, seminars, classes, and talks take place in capital cities all over the country throughout the week.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The Cry from Latin America (O Grito dos Excluídos) will again be heard on the 7th of September in Brazil". CIMI. September 6, 2005. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Cry of the Excluded denounces violence, cost of living, and Lula's prison in Brazil". Brasil de Fato. September 7, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Cry of the Excluded brings tens of thousands to the streets of Brazil". Peoples Dispatch. September 9, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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