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Author: Carolina Maria de Jesus

📘 Quarto de Despejo by Carolina Maria de Jesus

Quarto de Despejo is the autobiographical diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus, a Black woman who survived as a paper‑collector in São Paulo’s Canindé favela. Written in the 1950s, the book exposes the daily struggles of poverty, hunger, and violence that shaped her childhood, adolescence, and motherhood in a community marked by extreme economic disparity and social exclusion. Its continued relevance is underscored by the 2020 60th‑anniversary edition, which adds a new graphic design, a preface by Cidinha da Silva, photographs of the original manuscripts, and critical essays by notable writers, scholars, and journalists.

First publish date: 1960

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography

Authors: Carolina Maria de Jesus

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