First quilombola approved to be a diplomat celebrates inauguration: 'Great day'

Helen Jaine Gomes Borgens, from Goiás, the first quilombola approved in the public exam for admission to a career as a diplomat in Brazil, celebrated the long-awaited moment of inauguration with a post on social media.

The young woman is part of the Retiro quilombola community, which is located in Simolândia, in the northeast region of the state, and graduated in International Relations at the Federal University of Goiás (UFG).