Note from BW of Brazil:A few days, this blog brought to you yet another racial controversy brewing in Brazil, this time over the choice of a white couple over a black couple to host the ceremonial Final Draw to introduce the groupings of teams for the 2014 World Cup which is being hosted by Brazil. It’s a little difficult to ascertain all of the facts in the story because there are all sorts of denials going on in terms of what actually happened. For her piece, actress Camila Pitanga recently denied even having received an invitation to host the event. In our original report, the story was that Brazil top TV network Globo suggested the two Afro-Brazilian actors and then the actors were subsequently rejected by FIFA. FIFA is now denying this and placing the blame on Globo TV and another agency. What a mess! But regardless of what…
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