Overview
Childhood memories of Vila Rabelo, one of Brasília's largest squats, take shape among family photographs, archives, and fabulous images. A 2002 letter reveals affection, absence, fire, and resistance—between the backyard and the city, between a father building houses for others and a mother dreaming of leaving. A stroller, a fire, and an interrupted escape reveal the child's pain and desire to belong on the margins of the Brazilian capital.Overview
Childhood memories of Vila Rabelo, one of Brasília's largest squats, take shape among family photographs, archives, and fabulous images. A 2002 letter reveals affection, absence, fire, and resistance—between the backyard and the city, between a father building houses for others and a mother dreaming of leaving. A stroller, a fire, and an interrupted escape reveal the child's pain and desire to belong on the margins of the Brazilian capital.