A debate has been around for decades, the Brazilian divide between its two major population centres - the wealthy south-east and the impoverished north-east, which trails behind in every social and economic indicator. This is a part of the country where millions earn less than £20 a month, where millions suffer from hunger, where unemployment has soared over 50% during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is such hardship that forces many north-easterners to migrate to places like the south-eastern cities of Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro. But once there, often life doesn't get much easier - among the obstacles that still persist is prejudice.
Marcus Alves, ‘One of the darkest moments in Brazilian football - and the divide that still runs deep’, BBC








