Sao Paulo, SP

Photographer Antonio Mozeto is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay.

Train between Vitoria, ES and Belo Horizonte,MG

Portraits of a Profound Brazil

I have no doubt that there is a dreamer in us. One who sees the world with ‘other eyes’. Who feels the world with ‘another soul’.

I have no doubt, too, that it exists within a country, a region or a city, ‘other countries or, other regions or cities’. Within each of us there are ‘others of ourselves’. And, these ‘one of ourselves’ perceives this country, region or city differently. Many factors lead to this. But, I believe that in my case, my life story – where I was born and lived my childhood and adolescence, and the education I had – made me ‘someone’ who brings this dreamer inside, who sees and feels the world with ‘other eyes’ and with ‘another soul’.

I always felt that there was an ‘other Brazil’. This ‘other Brazil’ is inserted geographically speaking exactly within the same limits as ‘official Brazil’, but ‘he’ is different in everything. In this “Profound Brazil” what you find, are simple people, but very rich in soul. Rich for giving themselves to the maximum and in an extremely spontaneous way, truly. They donate, also, in the intense dialogues and open smiles, ‘those with an open shirt to the chest in the wind’. Sincere and authentic.[…]

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