Movie Description:
Before acclaimed films such as Pixote, City of God, and Bus 174 brought the plight of Brazil`s urban youth to the world`sattention, Warrior of Lightfollowed extraordinary Brazilian social activist Yvonne Bezerrade Mello as she rescued street kids in Rio de Janeiro`s most dangerous slums. This socialite`slife was galvanized by the 1993 Candelaria massacre of homeless children at thehands of Rio`s military police.She became a world famoushuman rights crusader, founding Project Uere to protectand educate the survivors of the atrocity and many other kids living on Rio`sstreets. Facing contempt from Brazil`s wealthy elite while risking her life in slums terrorized by drug lords, she builds shelters, establishes safehouses, and, above all, provides education, music, and boundless affection to children who have previously known nothing but povertyand abuse. Honored by many awards including "Femme Lumiere" of the 20th century byUNESCO, Yvonne Bezerra de Mello is a fiercely individualfemale pioneer, a woman who is as vividly real as she is inspirational.
