I am a writer who has written about the life of my people, the character of my people. What I can say is that the greatest hero of the Brazilian novel is the Brazilian people.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm under no illusions about the importance of my work. But if it has any worth, it is that it truly reflects the Brazilian people.
My mother is a proud Brazilian. I love visiting my family in Rio; the city and its people are so vibrant and amazing.
The most beautiful thing about Brazil that I always find that is so unlike any other place I've been in the world is the diversity of its people.
My first word for the people of Brazil is the word 'confidence.' Confidence in the values that form the character of our people, the vitality of our democracy.
Sometimes in Brazil, I work harder to make characters different and believable and to overcome the persona I have.
I have some role models. In Brazil, they are mostly writers. A writer named Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto is my favorite. Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis is also a very important figure for me.
I defend the Brazilian people.
The Brazilians are amazing in their nature. You cannot describe it; you must feel that warmth when you're around them to understand.
When people ask me what it is about Brazil and my work, it's not something that I can say literally. It's unidentifiable. It's like when you do research and things inspire you. If you're smart enough, then obviously you don't take it literally. The inspiration will come out later somehow.
My connection with Brazil is so abstract. My blood and my way of thinking is Brazilian, but that's it. I don't tend to go back to the past, and although I have an apartment there, I rarely visit. When I move, I really move.
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