Ricardo Quaresma, a Portuguese Rom and a star footballer is strongly engaged in helping the Roma community in Portugal. His fame certainly helps, but as they say right now in Portugal, can one man end 500 years of racism and discrimination. Not an easy task.

Racism against the Roma community is firmly anchored in Portugal, and it is enough that one Rom steals to brand all Roma as thieves, something that alas, is not only the case in that country.

• Ricardo Quaresma: Portugal’s flamboyant former star and his stand for Roma rights. In: BBC. 30.08.2022. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62687226

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