"Not wishing to return home empty-handed yet needing to survive, I drew upon what I knew best, handicrafts. I began by recycling paper – I didn't need to invest any money on that."

" Olá, I'm Luiz Freire, an artisan, set designer, decorator, and prop manager from northwest Brazil. Here they call me the 'laborer from the north,' because even when I feel weak, I still work hard. I fear nothing. I can face death and the struggles of every-day life, thanks to God who gave me luck. I come from a big yet impoverished family, but thank God I was born an artisan and ever since I was seven years old I've been crafting paper goods. When I was 30 ...

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