Natalí

Natalí was born in Buenos Aires to Brazilian parents. Her mother is from São Paulo and her father is from Bahía. She told me that she found certain parts of her upbringing tough to navigate. There is a fierce rivalry between Brazil and Argentina and that rivalry is particularly intense when the two teams play each other in football. She related the fact that she would often feel trapped by being in between the two, not wanting to root for one team over fear of turning her back on her heritage or her country of birth. Argentina has very Black people and was the only one in her entire school. As a child she recalls how she was called racist names and teased because she was different without understanding why.