Fogo Abismo

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.