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Brazilian football has been hit by a racism scandal after Santos goalkeeper Aranha was the target of racist taunts by Gremio fans.
In a Brazilian Cup match on Thursday night, fans at the Arena Gremio in Porto Alegre were caught on camera yelling “monkey,” causing a brief disruption in play while the goalkeeper made the referee aware what was happening.
Aranha was seen to make monkey gestures to the referee as he explained what was going on.
When the match continued, he turned to the crowd and touched his right arm and said: “I’m proud to be black.”
Speaking after the match, he said the taunts “hurt” and hoped that “this is a warning so it doesn’t happen again.”
Gremio coach Luiz Felipe Scolari was sent from the dugout at half-time for complaining to the referee.