The First Lady
Ferrante, Silvia
It is November of 1907 in Araguari, Brazil, a newborn lustily cries in her father's arms. As Maria, called Mariazinha when she is a child, begins to grow up, she wants nothing more than to disappear from her small town and life of poverty to meet new people and see different things. At the age of twelve, Maria gets her chance at a better life.She is offered a job as a nanny in Sao Paulo bids her family farewell, boards a train, and leaves Arag...