Book of kids’ drawings reflect regular violence shaping their lives in a Rio de Janeiro favela

Book of kids’ drawings reflect regular violence shaping their lives in a Rio de Janeiro favela

RIO DE JANEIRO — Dozens of kids and teenagers from Rio de Janeiro’s Mare neighborhood gathered for the launch of a book in which they show, with their own words and pictures, how violence in their poor, bayside community weighs on their young lives. The book, titled “I Was Supposed to be at School,” features … Read more