Sao Paulo, Brazil: a few homeless are fortunate enough to find derelict houses to sleep in. This one is the home of Dona Maria Silvia Matia who scrapes a living by collecting waste paper, sorting it to sell to recycling units. The house has no roof so she sleeps under the floorboards.


Sao Paulo, Brazil: a few homeless are fortunate enough to find derelict houses to sleep in. This one is the home of Dona Maria Silvia Matia who scrapes a living by collecting waste paper, sorting it to sell to recycling units. The house has no roof so she sleeps under the floorboards.


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Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Photo credit: © Mike Goldwater / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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