Alessandra Maria da Silva

BIRTHDAY: September 8, 2000

PERSONAL INFORMATION: Alessandra lives with her grandparents, an uncle and a sister who she is twins with. She lives in  a very dangerous community called Coque. She attends a Catholic Church with her grandmother. Her family is very poor and survives on $100.00 per month, which is very little for any family to survive on. She enjoys writing and when she grows up, she wants to become a singer.

Arthur Tavares dos Santos

BIRTHDAY: March 16, 2004

PERSONAL INFORMATION: Arthur lives in a slum called Coque. It´s one of the most violent  and poor slums in Recife. He lives with his parents and brother. He likes to go to school because it's cool and he can learn the lettersthere. When he grows up, he wants to become a policeman.  He loves to play soccer and wants to have a little car to play with. He thinks that Coque is not safe because there are policeman over there all the time. Arthur likes Kid's Place because it looks like a church and there is bread for him to eat. He is scared of clowns and Santa Claus.