"In May 2014, a couple posted the above advertisement in the Di???ario de Par???a, a newspaper based in Bel???em, Par???a, Brazil, to find a bab???a (nanny) for their baby. The publication of an ad of this nature in a mainstream newspaper reflects the pervasive practice of "adopting" young girls into families for the purpose of exploiting them as unpaid domestic workers (Beltr???ao 2016).1 The listing sparked an uproar among prominent social activist groups in Brazil that marshaled social media platforms to denounce what ...
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"In May 2014, a couple posted the above advertisement in the Di???ario de Par???a, a newspaper based in Bel???em, Par???a, Brazil, to find a bab???a (nanny) for their baby. The publication of an ad of this nature in a mainstream newspaper reflects the pervasive practice of "adopting" young girls into families for the purpose of exploiting them as unpaid domestic workers (Beltr???ao 2016).1 The listing sparked an uproar among prominent social activist groups in Brazil that marshaled social media platforms to denounce what was viewed as the couple's poorly veiled effort to exploit child labor under the guise of adoption"--
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