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2023.04.07 00:53 GMT+8

Brazilians struggling with illiteracy work to overcome limitations, prejudices

Updated 2023.04.07 00:53 GMT+8
Lucrecia Franco

Age discrimination is widespread, especially in the workplace. In Brazil, ageism affects a particularly vulnerable group: the illiterate.

Latin America’s biggest country has more than 11 million people aged 15 and over who cannot read or write. They're trying to catch up despite facing systematic prejudice.

CGTN’s Lucrecia Franco reports.

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