Brazil removes from the pedestal the princess who abolished slavery 135 years ago riotimesonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from riotimesonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The withdrawal of an award honoring Princess Elizabeth, who in 1888 signed the law that freed thousands of blacks, revives the debate about a figure elevated to heroine status by official history
A picture has been shared on Indonesian social media along with a false claim that it shows a bust of "Gangga Zombie, the founder of the Islamic State in Brazil". The photo actually shows the bust of Zumbi, also known as Zumbi dos Palmares, a 17th-century slave resistance hero who led the largest settlement of runaw.