Banana becomes the symbol of the struggle against racism

Global buzz after the gesture of Daniel Alves, FC Barcelona club player , who has eaten a banana.

During the match Villareal-Barcelona, the player Daniel Alves, who would take the corner spot, picked up a banana thrown from the stands peeled it, ate then quietly drawn. After the match in an interview, Daniel Alves said that this racist gesture lasted for years, that we could change nothing, if not laugh at these morons.

In the evening, Neymar, teammate of Daniel Alves, posted on his Instagram account a photo of him and his son eating a banana. Within minutes, the image has been viewed more than 100,000 times, with the slogan "We are all equal, we're all monkeys. No to racism!".

The next day, other Brazil sportsmen and personalities have joined the movement, including Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil, who praised on his Twitter account "bold and strong" response from Daniel Alves.

source: terra brasil, bbc mundo, jornal do brasil, brasil 247