sb.scorecardresearch
Advertisement

Published 18:49 IST, September 27th 2023

Soccer star Paulinho becomes torchbearer in Brazil for his sometimes-persecuted Afro-Brazilian faith

When Brazilian soccer player Paulinho scored a goal at the Tokyo Olympics, he celebrated by pointing an imaginary arrow at the flashing cameras as homage to a deity in his persecuted Afro-Brazilian faith.

Follow: Google News Icon
  • share
Paulinho
Paulinho celebrates after scoring a goal; Image: AP | Image: self
  • Listen to this article
  • 6 min read
Advertisement

18:49 IST, September 27th 2023