Carolina Maria de Jesus, a Brazilian writer of humble origin, received a tribute on Google's homepage on Thursday (14). By the time she was 105, the traditional searcher logo was replaced by Doodle, which features an illustration with her face in profile and depictions of her daily features and simple home.
Against all expectations, Carolina gained worldwide fame after the publication of her first book, Room of Eviction: A Favelada's Diary, which reported with powerful writing the difficulties of the population living in the slums of So Paulo. The author is remembered to this day by poems and striking phrases.
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Carolina Maria de Jesus the honoree of Google this Thursday Photo: Divulgao / Google
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Who was Carolina Maria de Jesus?
Born in Minas Gerais in 1914, the writer was the daughter of a single mother of slaves and sharecroppers and grew up with a limited education. Already in SĂŁo Paulo, she raised three children by herself, working as a maid and collecting paper, cans and bottles for recycling. She had to build her house herself, a makeshift shack with plywood boards, iron bars, and other reused materials. Meanwhile, Carolina still made time to fill out detailed diaries about her life.
Everything changed when Carolina met journalist Audalio Dantas in 1958. He overheard a threat from her to a group of men: she would put their names in her book if they did not behave. Curious, the reporter asked to see such a book and was impressed by the talent of the domestic worker. Excerpts from the notebooks were published in the local paper and became a sensation.
The success led to the release of the book Room of Eviction, which in just three days sold 10,000 copies and became one of the most read works in the history of Brazilian literature. It was later translated into 13 different languages ​​and distributed in over 40 countries. It was transformative because the publication gave voice to marginalized people and opened new avenues for black authors in Brazil and around the world. In her 62 years of life, Carolina would publish three more books, besides the six books, with indictive texts organized by researchers.
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