Amanda Mokaua, 15, looks on as Alison de Souza, 4, plays at the Jardim Edite favela in Sao Paulo, Brazil on 09 March 2009. The government is trying to get the residents of the favela to leave their homes so the land, which is adjacent to wealthy areas, can be redeveloped. Mokaua is from the Northeast of Brazil. She left her grandmother who raised her to live with a man she met on the internet. This is her first time living in a favela and she wants to leave and return home but she is...
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Amanda Mokaua, 15, looks on as Alison de Souza, 4, plays at the Jardim Edite favela in Sao Paulo, Brazil on 09 March 2009. The government is trying to get the residents of the favela to leave their homes so the land, which is adjacent to wealthy areas, can be redeveloped. Mokaua is from the Northeast of Brazil. She left her grandmother who raised her to live with a man she met on the internet. This is her first time living in a favela and she wants to leave and return home but she is underage so she needs permission to travel from her guardian. Alison's mother works at a nearby restaurant during the daytime so she must leave her sons alone at home. Photograph by Noah Addis Copyright ?2009 Noah Addis May not be transimtted, reproduced, printed, published or posted online without prior written permission.
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