HV

  • Dates
    2012 - 2012
  • Author
  • Topics Portrait, Documentary, War & Conflicts
  • Location Brazil, Brazil

In the scenario of several Brazilian regions, I do portrait, in this particular cut, people who have undergone risk in childhood / adolescence and have their life story marked by related sexual abuse

HV - Why did not you see?

Each character one life history, face occulted by light.

In the scenery of many brazilian regions, there is people life histories who had their childhood and adolescence marked by the abuse and sexual violence.

70% of victims of rape in Brazil are child and adolescents.

(Source: IPEA/BR)

There is four cases of child sexual exploitation per hour:

● 67,7% are girls;

● 40% have less than 11 year old;

● 30,3% have 12 to 14 years old;

● 20,9% have 15 to 17 years old.

(Source: Dial 100 - Dial Human Rights/Dial National Complaint - BR)

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