Brazilian officials have refused to let a couple give their daughter a Yoruba name because, ‘it makes no sense”in Portuguese... (It makes nonsense, are you kidding me) Cizinho Afreeka and wife Juliana desired to name their daughter “Makeda Foluke.” This is because they have roots with the Yoruba culture and I am still trying to figure out what is wrong in that?
BW of Brazil reports that officials at the registration office declined stating it could provide possible future suffering for the person in social life.”
Despite their explanation, Foluke’s parents believe that the real reason their daughter’s chosen name was denied was because of racism.
The child’s father, Afreeka, said: