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known for high crime rates, limited public

services, and poverty

built in 1960s as a governement housing project to relocate people from Rio's flavelas

bacame known in 1980 - 1990s for drug and gang activity

located in western Rio de Janeiro

the film City of God (Cidade de Deus, 2002) helped bring attention to Rios flavelas - poverty, violence and neglect, helping to put a spotlight on issue that had been neglected. that film made the city of god a safer and better place to raise a family.

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lots of posters of 'filipe dylon' (one of them signed)

2 beds in the room

a baby doll with a flowery dress and a beanie on the bed

frilly sheets with a heart pattern

a window with trees and a mountain outside

a pink bed frame

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i think that 'filipe dylon' is her favourite singer

i think that she has seen him and gotten a poster signed

i think that she sleeps in a room with another person

i think that she lives by a mountain

i think that she still plays with dolls

i think that she chose her own sheets and bed

i think that she has freedom over her room and whats in it.

i think that she likes kids/babies

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i wonder why she likes 'filipe dylon' so much?

i wonder why she still plays with dolls?

did someone special give it to her?

has she had it since she was a child?

i wonder if she ever wants to be a mom?

i wonder if the person she shares a room with minds the posters of filipe?

i wonder if the person she shares a room with has the same kind of freedom with thier side of the room as she does with hers

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a school shirt

she looks confident

clear skin

no makeup

her hair is down and long not styled

looks well rested

looks pretty young (tween)

brazilian

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i think that she goes to a public school with a uniform.

i think that she is confident and sure of herself

i think that she is fairly young

i think that she hasnt hit puberty yet

i think that she cant aford makeup or isnt allowed

i think that she well slept

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i wonder if she has to work sometimes to help her family wirh money?

i wonder if he is good at school?

does she like it?

i wonder if she wnats to wear makeup?

i wonder if he cares about how she looks?

i wonder if she would rather wear her own clothes rather than the uniform?

i wonder if she enjoys getting photographed?

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she lives in brazil in the city of god

her nieghborhood used to be crime ridden

her neighborhood is now safer because of a movie

she shares a room with her sister

her family is not very well off

she wants to be a model

if not a model she wants to be a pediatrician

she admires Gisele Bundchen

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i think that she has a plan for her life/she knows what she is going to do

i think that her family is doing evrything they can to support them

i think that she wants to get out of her town to become a model

i think that the movie that was filmed in her neighborhood made it safer to raise a family there.

i think that she likes kids, as she wants to become a pediatrician

i think that she has faith that she will achieve her goals

i think that she has rolemodels

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i wonder if her family supports her dreams?

i wonder if she likes sharing a room with her sister?

i wonder if she is gratefull to the movie that fixed her town?

i wonder what some the chalanges she faces are?

i wonder that if she was born somewhere else would she still have the same rolemodels?

i wonder why she wants to be a model?

i wonder why she wants to be a pediatrician?

i wonder if her parents or friends influenced her dreams?

i wonder if she shares her goals or he keeps them to herself?

i wonder if she has other goals in life?

i wonder if where shes from influenced why she wants to be a a model or pediatrician?

i wonder if she wants to get out of Brazil and if so i wonder where she wants to go?

i wonder if hse feels tied down by anything in her life?

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https://apnews.com/article/smartphones-brazil-restrictions-children-bab6fd0ac6a277441bbaab235f9bbad2 https://rioonwatch.org/?p=69867

Thais goes to a municipal public school in Rio.

brazilian school systems have Primary

school (years 1-9, ages 6-14) which Thais would be in, Seconday and Tertiary.

her curriculum covers the main subjects: Portuguese, mathematics, science, history, geography, arts, and physical education

the Brazillian school syaten operates in half-days, either in the morning or the afternoon.

smartphos are now banned, i dont know if Thais was affected by this as it is a relatively new rule and this book was made 15 years ago.

some municipal schools face issues like violence or fewer resources in less fortunate areas. though Thais said that her neghbourhood used to be dangerous but it has gotten safer due to the movie "the city of god". so im not sure if her school still faces these issues.

meals are provided by the school, as are uniforms (the shirt that Thias is wearing in the portrait) which are compulsory.

low litteracy rates

high drop out rates

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New Brazil law restricts use of smartphones in elementary and high schools

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Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations.

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Summer - 30–35 degrees ,Sunny mornings, rainy afternoons

Summer - 30–35 degrees, Sunny mornings, rainy afternoons

Winter - 18–25 degrees, Dry, sunny, cool nights

Spring - 22–30 degrees, Sunny, light rain increasing

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https://live.staticflickr.com/2632/4054683312_7f497a375f_w.jpgborn - July 23, 1987, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

profesion - singer songwriter

genre - pop rock, surf music

famous for - Hit single "Musa do Verão" (2003), popular in Brazil

public image - became a teen idon in early 2000 in Brazil

later career - continued to do music, ocational media appearances, including reality TV

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born - july 20 1980, Rio Grande do Sul, brazlian

profesion - Supermodel, entrepreneur, philanthropist

famous for - Becoming one of the highest-paid and most recognizable supermodels in the world; Victoria’s Secret Angel (2000–2007)

public image - Icon of the 2000s fashion industry

later carrer - Retired from runway in 2015; continues to model selectively, promotes environmental causes, and published a bestselling memoir

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DREAMS

1. trying to convince someone (a parent, a sibling, a teacher, a friend, etc..) that she will achieve her dreams, that her dreams are real and serious.

2. explaining to someone ( a friend, a sibling, a parent) why her dream is important and how he doesnt want to be forgoten. how she wants to be known, and not be looking back on her life when she is older and thinking " i wonder what would have happened if i had tried to be a model". she wants to look bakc and think " im so glad i never gave up. i made it."

3. Thias explaining how much her role models mean to her and that they are proof that people can come from nothing can make it and can become famous and achieve their dreams.

4. someone laughing at her her dreams, her reaction

GANG MEMBERS

1. gets confronted by gang member and has to stand up for herself.

2. gang member doing smth to her sister, confronting them while screaming/crying/hyperventilating/angry

3. smth happens to her parents - they dont come home? her and her sister hearing news from friend who saw it happen? watching it happen?

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parent

sister

friend

teacher

gang member

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what just happened to make me say this - my sister came home late crying and stumbling having just endured harassement and beating from the gang.

outside in a dark ally behind her house at evening - hot and humid

You probably don’t even remember her name. do you? (confrontational)

She was the one in the school uniform - the one you laughed at as she tried to run. My sister. Mia. She’s nine. Nine! (shouting/crying)

* pause *

You know, I keep thinking… maybe ..if I hadn’t left her to go to the store … maybe ...maybe if I’d just told her to stay home, or- or at least been with her (starts crying)… maybe you wouldn’t have— (stops)

(stops crying)

No. You did. And you knew! You knew exactly what you were doing.

(scared but confident)

I keep asking myself - why? What did you get out of it? was it some messed-up version of respect? A- a laugh? Were you bored? Did hurting her make you feel like someone?

I’ve seen you around you know. Acting like you run this place. Like- like nothing can touch you. But she isnt part of your twisted games. She doesnt owe you anything. And now she won’t even leave her room. Won’t speak. Won’t eat.

She used to sing to herself while brushing her teeth. She used to make up little stories before bed. Now she just… stares. Like she’s not in there anymore.

You broke something in her.

So no, I’m not here to threaten you. I’m not even here for justice. I just wanted you to hear this. To know her name. Mia. And to remember it — every time you pretend you’re untouchable, every time you lie to yourself and say what you did doesn’t matter.

Because it matters. Even if you pretend it doesn’t.

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outside in a dark ally behind her house at evening - hot and humid

You probably don’t even know her name. do you? (confrontational)

She was the one in the school uniform - the one you laughed at as she ran. My sister. Mia. She’s nine. Nine! (shouting/crying)

* pause *

You know, I keep thinking… maybe ..if I hadn’t left her to go to the store … maybe ...maybe if I’d just told her to stay home, or- or at least been with her (starts crying)… maybe you wouldn’t have— (stops)

(stops crying)

No. You did. And you knew. You knew exactly what you were doing.

(scared but confident)

I keep asking myself - why? What did you get out of it? was it some messed-up version of respect? A- a laugh? Were you bored? Did hurting her make you feel like someone?

You know I’ve seen you around. Acting like you run these streets. Like- like nothing can touch you. But she isnt part of your games. She doesnt owe you anything. And now she won’t even leave her room. she won’t speak. Won’t eat.

She used to sing to herself while brushing her teeth. She used to make up little stories before bed. Now she just… stares. its like she’s not in there anymore.

You broke something in her.

So no, I’m not here to threaten you. I’m not even here for justice. I just wanted you to hear this. To know her name. Mia. And to remember it — every time you pretend you’re untouchable, every time you lie to yourself and say what you did doesn’t matter.

Because it matters. Even if you pretend it doesn’t.