A Black Brazilian Woman Has Just Been Released From 38 Years Of Slavery
Madalena Gordiano was held in captivity by a Brazilian family since she was 8 years old.
December 28, 2020 at 7:36 pm
A Black woman was released from captivity last month in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais after working for free for a Brazilian family for 38 years, sparking outrage and protests centered around the treatment of Black women in Brazil.
Madalena Gordiano spent decades as an unpaid maid and servant for Maria das Graças Milagres Rigueira and her son, professor Dalton César Milagres Rigueira in the city of Patos de Minas, as reported by Brazilian news outlet Globo in a groundbreaking piece on their program, Fantástico, last week.
A Brazilian maid who reportedly spent nearly 40 years in servitude was finally rescued from her captors late last month.
The woman, now 46, was just 8 years old when her destitute mother handed her over to Dalton Cesar Milagres Rigueira, a professor at Patos de Minas University, otherwise known as UNIPAM, authorities say.
Rigueira’s mother raised the young child, and she’s spent the past 38 years working for the family without pay or any time off. She was relegated to a life of cleaning and even forced into marriage.
Brazilian news site Fantastico broke the news on Dec. 20 and identified the woman as Madelena Gordiano. According to the reports, she is a Black woman. During her captivity, Gordiano was granted limited freedoms and remained under constant watch by the family.
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