Tom Farias

The documentary tells the story of writer Carolina Maria de Jesus, who became a success in the 60s and, since then, has inspired writers and artists such as Ruth de Souza, Zezé Motta and Conceição Evaristo.

The trajectory of the writer, journalist and chronicler from Rio de Janeiro, Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto (1881-1922), one of the central figures of Brazilian literature in the 20th century, author of works such as the novels Memories of the Clerk Isaías Caminha (1909), Sad End of Policarpo Quaresma (1911), Clara dos Anjos (1922/1948).