BuzzFeed Brazil asked readers on Facebook about what feminism has personally taught them. Here's what they said:
Note: responses have been edited for length and clarity.
1. "To no longer be a voice who judges other women." - Elaine Andrade Barbosa
2. "That I can be who and what I want. And that I have to respect other women because they can too, and it's all okay." - Emily Souza
3. "That my current boyfriend's ex is not my enemy." - Catharina Melo
4. "Feminism has drawn me closer to my girl friends." - Janaina Righi
5. "To love myself more and to love and accept other women as they are." - Maria Helena Serrão
6. "That I don't have to treat machismo/toxic masculinity as a joke." - Letícia Dias
7. "That a feminist is far from what they say: fat, hairy, and sexually frustrated." - Letícia Dias
8. "And that if she is fat, hairy, and sexually frustrated, there's nothing wrong with that either!" - Elaine Andrade Barbosa
9. "Feminism has taught me that I own my own body, and it's mine alone. And decisions about it are mine alone to make." - Gabriela Alves
10. "I have learned that I don't need to be unhappy in order to follow standards imposed by society." - Nina Moratelli
11. "That a woman who chooses to stay at home to take care of the kids is not any less of a feminist." - Priscilla Zyky
12. "That I'm not alone!" - Nina Paschoal
13. "That not all women know what feminism is, and that instead of judging, I must help them." - Camila Silva Moreira
14. "That abortion must be a decision that is solely and exclusively made by the woman." - Val Martins
15. "That women who grind while dancing deserve just as much respect as those who go to church." - Larissa Rossi
16. "That I don't need to have sex with my boyfriend whenever he wants, when I don't want to." - Catharina Melo
17. "I've learned that I can defend women I don't like." - Rebecca Bittencourt
18. "That I was always a feminist and didn't know it. - Naglia Almeida
This post was translated from Portuguese.