Thallys Braga’s book explores class, family and sexuality in Rio de Janeiro

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  Journalist Thallys Braga’s first book, “Filho,” explores his childhood in Rio de Janeiro, including poverty, family violence and his sexuality.

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  Braga describes growing up in the city’s suburbs while his mother worked as a domestic worker and nanny in wealthier neighborhoods.

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  His mother, Luciana, was both loving and violent, and died at 41.

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  Braga says his family reacted badly when he came out as gay at 13, though his grandparents later treated his sexuality with naturalness and humor.

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  The book also reflects on Braga’s rise in social class and his sense of belonging fully to neither his past nor his present.

Who

Journalist and author Thallys Braga, and his family, including his mother Luciana.

What

Braga’s first book, “Filho,” explores class, family, violence and sexuality.

When

Not stated

Where

Rio de Janeiro, including its suburbs and the wealthier neighborhoods where Luciana worked.

Why

Braga writes about his childhood, his relationship with his mother and his experience of moving between social classes.

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