I believe the problem is a social one. Today there is a beggar on every street corner. Today a whole population lives on the streets. In my cast it is a personal problem. It is an option and it will continue to be an option until I find employment where I can live with a certain level of dignity.
Violence prevents one from working for next to nothing.
I could work as a sweeper in the metro station, but I would only earn 130 reais, that is not sufficient to pay rent, pay transport to work, light, water etc and the violence that one has to face daily. My cry to the government is to take a good look at the high rate of unemployment in our country. The government gives greater advantages to foreigners than to its own citizens. We have no education, no health facilities, no homes and above all no work. Because of this I prefer to stay on the street.