Jorge Selaron:

" Viver na favela é uma arte, ninguém rouba, ninguém escuta, nada se perde, manda quem pode, obedece quem tem juizo. "

(" The art of living in the slum, no one stills, no one hears, nothing's lost, dictates those who can, obeys those who are wise.")



Very seldom, since the birth of this blog, have I taken the chance for personal notes. Was never the purpose from the start. But very rare occasions deserve the exception, that reinforces the rule, as this last days' events taking place in the north area of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
With all the solidarity to the people of "The Marvelous City", here to you, with love and saudade, with hope for a deserved change to come.

Read more at:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AR1JA20101128