I classify Sao Paolo this way: The Governor's Palace is the living room. The mayor's office is the dining room and the city is the garden. And the favela is the back yard where they throw the garbage. — Carolina Maria de Jesus Copy Share Image
I classify Sao Paolo this way: The Governor's Palace is the living room. The mayor's office is the dining room and the city is… — Carolina Maria de Jesus Copy Share Image
When I am in the city I have the impression that I am in a living room with crystal chandeliers, rugs of velvet, and… — Carolina Maria de Jesus Copy Share Image
I adore my black skin and my kinky hair. The Negro hair is more educated than the white man's hair. Because with Negro hair,… — Carolina Maria de Jesus Copy Share Image
Life is just like a book. Only after you've read it do you know how it ends. It is when we are at the… — Carolina Maria de Jesus Copy Share Image
Who has gone hungry learns to think of the future and of the children. — Carolina Maria de Jesus Copy Share Image
a poet will even face death when he sees his people oppressed. — Carolina Maria de Jesus Copy Share Image
“Why is it that the saints of June are honored with fire?” — Carolina Maria de Jesus Copy Share Image
[On Brazil:] In our country everything is weakening. The money is weak. Democracy is weak and the politicians are very weak. Everything that is… — Carolina Maria de Jesus Copy Share Image
![“[On Brazil:] In our country everything is weakening. The money is weak. Democracy is weak and the politicians are very weak. Everything that is weak dies one day.” quote by Carolina Maria de Jesus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/268/carolina-maria-de-jesus-34061_brazil_on-brazil-in-our-country-everything-is-w_2574564.jpg)