One day a young woman started talking to him and they became friends. One of sobrinhos own pieces of poetry beautifully sums up the power of his story. That is until shalla monteiro met him in april 2011. Raimundo arruda sobrinho hope is the heaviest weight a man can carry. Girl helps homeless poet find and audience on facebook. He lost almost everything but never gave up on himself. Raimundo arruda sobrinho august 1, 2018 we are talking about his poems, especially about the ones i collected and we have selected together since he left the island. Every single day he would write poetry and that kept his heart alive. Born in a rural area of goias on 1 august 1938, he moved to sao paulo at the age of 23 where he worked as a gardener and a book seller. All the latest breaking news on raimundo arruda sobrinho. In the late 1970s, early 1980s, nearly at the end of the military dictatorship of brazil. Via own during the decades that raimundo arruda sobrinho was homeless, he wrote poetry every day, holding onto his dream of someday publishing a book. They say that when the disciple is ready, the master appears.
Raimundo arruda sobrinho quotes goodreads share book. Raimundo always wanted to publish a book of his poems, but living in the streets made it impossible for him. Thats because, for more than three decades, sobrinho was homeless, according to facebook. No longer homeless, raimundo was able to take his poetry to the next level, with monteiros help. Shalla said that raimundo used to live in a place that he called, the island, which is simply the grass on a street median.
Raimundo arruda sobrinho born 1 august 1938, brazil is a brazilian poet and writer. Raimundo arruda sobrinho was a 77yearold brazilian poet and philosopher. Man homeless for 35 years reunites with his family, thanks. Browse the independents complete collection of articles and commentary on raimundo arruda sobrinho. How facebook changed this homeless mans life nat geo video. Raimundo arruda sobrinho lived for 35 years as a homeless in the.
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