I Am Black: Translated |
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Luis Otavio Guimaraes Eu sou Negro I was raised in 80’s and 90’s in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The only division/separation I noticed when I was growing up was that I couldn’t afford things that some of my friends, who came from rich families, could afford. Not having my own bedroom, not being able to travel to Disney on our winter breaks. As a teenager with my swimming skills I was able to get a scholarship to a private high school. That was great, I noticed that I was 1 of the 5 dark skin people in that building, but once again the color of my skin never caused me any problem. I made friends really fast, the teachers and faculty were very helpful, but I did noticed once again the gap between myself and a few from the rest of my classmates. Their parents would dropped them off at school with fancy expensive cars, they wore branded clothes like CK or Guess Hugo Boss, and that was some something completely out of reach. I live now in the US, Newark, NJ to be more precise. Never faced any problem because of the color of my skin. I do hear things that happen to others because of their race, but for me it’s still the same. I work in NYC and I don’t have a problem catching a cab, or getting a great table at a nice restaurant. At work I was hand picked to be one of the main managers in my department. |
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