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1. 1. Via ápia

   

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2. 2. O Sol Na Cabeça

   

   A raw, intimate collection of stories that follows young people growing up in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, capturing moments of friendship, violence, longing and small joys amid poverty and police presence. The narratives shift between childhood memories and present dangers, using vivid, urgent language to portray how dreams, sexuality, masculinity and survival intersect in neighborhoods marked by drugs and armed conflict. Through tightly drawn characters and sharp social observation, the book balances bleakness with tenderness, offering humane portraits of resilience and the search for a future beyond the streets.

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