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Paulo Lins - The world of the favela today is much...

The world of the favela today is much more cruel than when I was growing up there or even as I show it in my book...If I were to write about the way things are today, I would start the book with a pile of rubber tires, gasoline and someone being burned alive. (Paulo Lins)

The world of the favela today is much more cruel than when I was growing up there or even as I show it in my book...If I were to write about the way things are today, I would start the book with a pile of rubber tires, gasoline and someone being burned alive.

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