Film adaptation of Quarto de Despejo: B2-level news

Vocabulary

Livro – book / work

Mulher negra – Black woman

Favelada – favela resident

Diário autobiográfico – autobiographical diary

Gravações – filming / recording

Pobreza – poverty

Miséria – misery

Periferia – outskirts / suburb

Retratada – portrayed / depicted

Traduzida – translated

Catadora semianalfabeta – semi-illiterate waste picker

Protagonista – protagonist

Reconhecimento internacional – international recognition

Desigualdade – inequality

Exclusão – exclusion

Produção – production

Cenário – set / scenery

Telões de LED – LED screens

Altar – altar

Video

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Opinion questions

List a positive and a negative aspect about the adaptation of Carolina Maria de Jesus' journal to cinema:

Positive:..

Negative:...