Painting Murals in the Slums of Brazil
To Americans, the entire nation of Brazil is one giant sports illustrated swimsuit edition. How couldn't we be envious of an exotic, spicy, paradise populated exclusively by freshly waxed and tanned beach goers and the occasional sassy helper monkey ? Ok, maybe the typical American doesn’t automatically associate Brazil with butler-monkeys. Nevertheless, the fact remains that in our national conciousness, Brazil= tropical paradise. As such, many Americans would be shocked to hear that Brazil is also home to drug-cartel fueled violence, crushing poverty and government corruption. Combating this ignorance of the reality of Brazilian life is just one of the Firmeza...Read more