Hello. Today, I’ll talk about last weekend's trip. I visited Fujiya Hotel, after that I went to Owakudani. There is a volcano, I think. The landscape is amazing. I ate ice cream that is called Tamago ice. It means egg ice cream because eggs are famous in this spot. Actually, the weather forecast said today is rainy. However, this day was sunny, so I was so happy. Tomorrow, I’ll talk about the final destination on this trip.

Today I was home all day because I wasn't feeling well and the weather was rainy. I was happy to receive many kind comments concerning my health yesterday. I feel better than yesterday and I also have my appetite back. I’m going to take medicine and go to bed early. Good night!

I believe that my work as a journalist, communicologist, and filmmaker is a tool for building a more equal society and a stronger democracy. I was born, raised (and?) live in Brazil, which is still crossed by deep social problems, currently aggravated by the advance of the far-right politics and the health crisis caused by the Covid-19. Faced with the growing threat to press freedom and democracy itself, many Brazilians are led to disregard the threat; they do not believe that the pandemic is as serious an issue as it is reported by the media. It was in this context that I collaborated with the sensitive project "Uncountables", a voluntary memorial dedicated to the victims of the pandemic, so they will be remembered beyond the “cold tragedy” of statistic numbers. In another project, I collaborated on the report "Via Metropolitana: a road that divides dreams", which denounces the expropriation of land suffered by the Quingoma quilombola community, due to the construction of a highway inside their territory. Today I am part, as video editor, of TEDxRioVermelho’s volunteer team, a partner of TED Talks, that connects people in the dissemination of ideas and inspiring initiatives that contribute to the development of the local community. Some of the subjects already covered by the event were the democratization of access to drinking water, mental health care for education professionals, black women's representation in cycling mobility, and environmental impacts generated by consumption. The Media and International Development Course will be an indispensable contribution to making my journalistic and cinematographic career a transformative way towards a more fair and egalitarian Brazil. To collaborate for the increase of the female participation in Brazilian politics, which is far below the male participation, I intend to make a documentary about the political representativeness (representation?) of women.

The film will address the 10th largest electoral college in Bahia (Brazil), in the city of Teixeira de Freitas, which has no women in the legislative power. Through research, data collection, and interviews, I will investigate the participation of the female electorate in local politics, if these women feel represented by public administrators, and what is the women’s viewpoint who run for office in the municipality. Classes like The Gender Perspectives in International Development, especially Week 2: Power and Empowerment, will be essential in developing the best approach and direction for the film. The course will also enrich my knowledge, to better participate in journalistic coverage and communication service for projects and organizations that fight for the creation of urgent public policies in Brazil on issues such as human rights violations, deforestation, racism, press freedom, and the defence of Brazilian democracy. My background is in Social Communication - Journalism at the Federal University of Bahia's School of Communication, one of the most relevant in Brazil, and my theoretical and practical knowledge in media will add a lot to the academic community of the School of International Development. My trajectory, international background, and keen eye for issues related to International Development will also be valuable for this program.

It is not a story but a poem. Since I was a kid I loved to read. Poems are one of the most beautiful things to me in this life. So, when I was nine years old and studied at the elementary school, my teacher got sick often. When that happened, the librarian (who was a teacher too) gave us "classes". He loved poetry! And I felt very excited when he gave us classes because he took us to the library and we could choose a book and read. However, one day he showed us a poem. The poem was beautiful, I still remember a little part. It was about mothers and it was very awesome; he wrote it! He wrote poetry. After he showed us the poem, he also wanted us to learn the poem. Who would do it was going to obtain (get) a little prize. I have a good memory, so a classmate and I were the only one who learned the poem. Then the teacher proposed that we recite it for the mother's day, we accepted and it was one of best memories I have because I had the opportunity to recite a poem. Many years later, I discovered that that teacher is my father's current boss. He still writes poetry... #HelpMeCorrect