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Brazil's Black Lives Matter protests

The names differ, but the issues are the same. The stories of the names galvanising Brazil’s Black Lives Matter protests.

The killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman has reignited the ongoing debate about institutional racism in Brazil. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Brasil's Camilla Costa tells the stories of some of Brazil's own George Floyds, including 5 year old Miguel, whose shocking death last week led to the #justiçaparamiguel protests.

My home town: Cali, Colombia
Luis Fajardo of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Monitoring takes us to his hometown of Cali to swim in crystal clear rivers and hang out at his favourite bar.

Love, war and Communism
77-year-old actress Kim Chi is famous in Vietnam for her film roles during Vietnam War era, and more recently, for quitting the Communist Party. She's back in the news now having found love, and married an 82-year-old academic. She spoke to Thu Phan of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Vietnamese.

Picture: Woman holds "Justice for Miguel - Black Lives Matter" banner, Brazil
Credit: Leo Malafaia AFP via Getty Images

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