This document is a short story about an elderly man named Seu Zé who lives alone in an old house on Rua Alegre. He spends his days reading the newspaper and thinking about his past. One day some rowdy kids throw rocks at him while he's reading, breaking his glasses. A well-dressed man helps him up and walks him home, learning about Zé's past career and family. That night, Zé thinks about the kindness the man showed and looks forward to getting new glasses the next day.

2. 8P³6HX=p´
'DQLHODYDOFDQWH
E /( 025$9$ 1$ FDVLQKD PDLV DQWLJD GD 5XD $OHJUH 1LQJXpP VDELD VHX
QRPH 7RGRV R FKDPDYDP VHX =p 6HWHQWD H RLWR DQRV DSRVHQWDGR
UHXPiWLFR 6HX =p YLYLD FRP VXD VROLGmR H VXDV OHPEUDQoDV GH GLDV GLItFHLV
WXPXOWXDGRVHIHOL]HV$JRUDHUDPGLDVYD]LRVHPHODQFyOLFRV(SHQVDUTXHVH
TXHL[DUDWDQWRGHGLDVGLItFHLVTXHPGHUDYROWDVVHP
6HQWDGRQDYDUDQGDQDFDGHLUDGHEDODQoRTXHJDQKDUDGRQHWRTXHQmR
RYLVLWDYDKiGRLVDQRVVHX=pOLDRMRUQDOUHFROKLGRQDSRUWDGDFDVD$QWHV
VHXFDFKRUURDERFDQKDYDRMRUQDOWmRORJRRMRUQDOHLURRDWLUDVVHSRUFLPDGR
SRUWmRPDV9DOHQWHRILHOFRPSDQKHLURRGHL[DUDKiSRXFRWHPSRYtWLPDGD
UDLYD 6HX =p D SDUWLU GH HQWmR VH HVIRUoDYD SDUD FDPLQKDU DWp D SRUWD VH
DEDL[DU SHJDU R MRUQDO ± TXH ILFDYD FDGD YH] PDLV SHVDGR ± H YROWDU SDUD D
FDGHLUD$FROXQDQmRRDMXGDYDPDLVHPQDGDHRVP~VFXORVVHGL]LPDUDP$
YLVWD Vy IXQFLRQDYD JUDoDV DRV yFXORV $JRUD SRGLD OHU R MRUQDO HP SRXFDV
KRUDV'HPRUDYDPDVDRPHQRVFRQVHJXLDROHULQWHLUR
2 MRUQDO WUD]OKH QRWtFLDV GR PXQGR DIRUD 2 %UDVLO HVWi QD FRSD GR
PXQGR $ FULVH QD $UJHQWLQD VH DJUDYD 2 GyODU FDLX $ EROVD VXELX 8P
VHQDGRUVDLX2SDLQHOIDOKRX%LQ/DGHQHVWiFHUFDGR-DGHVHOLYUDGH6DLGH
/XFDV VH UHFRQFLOLD FRP D HVSRVD 2 )ODPHQJR YHQFH R RULQWKLDQV SHUGH
$QW{QLRYHQGHXPSDOLRSUHoRDQHJRFLDU
8P VRP GH LPSDFWR D IROKD UDVJD 0ROHTXHV GH UXD GHVFDPLVDGRV
DWLUDUDP SHGUDV H VDtUDP FRUUHQGR ULQGR 6HX =p QmR VH LPSRUWD PDLV (OH
DSHQDVWHPHTXHDSURQWHPDOJRSLRU
2V PROHTXHV QmR JRVWDYDP GD SHOH HQUXJDGD GD GHQWDGXUD GRV yFXORV
HQRUPHVHGRVFDEHORVJULVDOKRV
6HUHFROKH6XDYDUDQGDQmRpPDLVOXJDUVHJXURSDUDOHUVHXMRUQDO
³9HOKR LPSUHVWiYHO´ VXVVXUUDP DOJXPDV VHQKRUDV TXH SDVVDP SHOD UXD
6HX=pILQJHQmRRXYLUHEDWHDSRUWD
$LQGDpPDQKmHRVSRPERVDLQGDJUXQKHPQRWHOKDGRGDFDVLQKD'HVGH
TXH R YHOKLQKR VH PXGDUD SDUD Oi Ki XP QLQKR GH SRPERV 1R LQLFLR HOH VH
LQFRPRGDYDFRPRVJUXQKLGRVWRGDVDVPDQKmVPDVDJRUDVHTXHURVSHUFHEH
6HTXHU RXYH RV SRPERV 7DPEpP QmR Yr PDLV DV SDUHGHV GD FDVD FRP
Daniel Cavalcante codinome_v@yahoo.com.br 2

3. DPHDoDGRUDV UDFKDGXUDV H RV HQFDQDPHQWRV FRP YD]DPHQWR (OH DSHQDV
SUHSDUDXPFDIpGDPDQKmTXHQmRFRQWRXFRPDEHELGDDURPiWLFDGHPHVPR
QRPH TXH D SULPHLUD UHIHLomR GR GLD ± FRQWRX DSHQDV FRP VXFR GH ODUDQMD H
WRUUDGDVFRPJHOpLD±OLJDD79DIXQGDQRVRIiHWHUPLQDGHOHUVHXMRUQDO
$R PHLR GLD SUHSDUD R DOPRoR 9HUGXUDV H OHJXPHV FR]LGRV D YDSRU XP
SRXFRGHDUUR]8PFRSRGHiJXDHVDLSDUDFDPLQKDUDRVRO
9DJDURVDPHQWH H DVVXVWDGR JDQKD DV UXDV 2V PROHTXHV HVWDYDP HP
VXDVFDVDVDOPRoDQGRPDVKDYLDDOJXPDVVHQKRUDVJRUGDVHPRoDVYDLGRVDV
H FKHLDV GH YLGD REVHUYDQGR MXOJDQGR DELVEDL[R WHQWD DSHUWDU R SDVVR
PDV DV SHUQDV R WUDHP 2 WRPER p IHLR H VRQRUR RV yFXORV VH TXHEUDP (OH
VROWDXPJHPLGRDEDIDGRGRtGR0DFKXFDRVFRWRYHORVHDSDOPDGDVPmRVQR
FKmR SDYLPHQWDGR 4XDQGR DVIDOWDUDP HVWD UXD 1mR VH OHPEUDYD PDV VHXV
EUDoRVGRtDPHDOJXPDVSHVVRDVULDP
8PVHQKRUEHPYHVWLGRYHLRHPVXDGLUHomRHRDMXGRXDVHOHYDQWDU
3URQWRYRY{±GLVVHHOH(VWiWXGREHP
6LPREULJDGR'HXVDEHQoRHHXHVWDYDDSHQDVFDPLQKDQGR
6HXV yFXORV VH TXHEUDUDP (X SRVVR DMXGiOR D FDPLQKDU VH DVVLP R
GHVHMDU
2 KRPHP FRQGX]LX R VHX =p H QR FDPLQKR FRQYHUVDUDP XP ERFDGR 'H
YROWD j VXD FDVD DLQGD FRQWDYD VREUH VHX SDVVDGR 6HUYLUD DR H[pUFLWR IRUD
VROGDGRHP%UDVtOLDSURWHJLD*HW~OLR)RLJHUHQWHGHXPDJUDQGHHPSUHVD6H
FDVRXHWHYHWUrVILOKRV8PGHOHVHUDPpGLFRULFRHIDPRVRRRXWURDGYRJDGR
QmR PHQRV EHP VXFHGLGR H R WHUFHLUR PRUDYD QRV (8$ (UD R ~QLFR TXH OKH
PDQGDYDFDUWDHDOJXPGLQKHLUR
2JHQWLOKRPHPSHUJXQWRXDRVHX=pRQ~PHURGRJUDXGHVHXVyFXORVH
VH RIHUHFHX SDUD PDQGDU WURFDU DV OHQWHV =p DJUDGHFHX H RIHUHFHXOKH
WRUUDGDVFRPJHOpLD
2SRUGRVROMiDQXQFLDYDDQRLWH2YHOKLQKRGDFDVDYHOKDDLQGDHVWDYD
SHQVDWLYR(OHUHGHVFREULUDDERQGDGHGRVHUKXPDQR+DYLDPXLWRWHPSRTXH
QmR UHFHELD D DMXGD R DSRLR R FDULQKR GH QLQJXpP 0DV DLQGD H[LVWLD
KXPDQLGDGH QR +RPHP DLQGD TXH IRVVH UDUR 6HX =p QmR HUD LPSUHVWiYHO
FRPR GL]LDP DV VHQKRUDV UDEXJHQWDV GD UXD 6HX =p HVWDYD DSHQDV
QHXWUDOL]DGR SRU XPD VRFLHGDGH KLSyFULWD HJRtVWD H HJRFrQWULFD TXH MDPDLV
ROKDYDSDUDRV LGRVRVFRPRHOHSHQVDQGRDSHQDVQR GLDDGLD QR OXFUR QDV
QRWtFLDV GR MRUQDO $OJXQV 6HX =p DSDUHFLDP QRV QRWLFLiULRV FDXVDYDP
FRPRomRHPWRGDDVRFLHGDGHPDVQRGLDVHJXLQWHWRGRVYROWDYDPSDUDVXDV
UHVSHFWLYDVURWLQDV
2 VHX =p GD FDVLQKD YHOKD GD UXD $OHJUH IRL GHLWDUVH SHQVDQGR QR
KRPHPJHQWLOTXHOKHWUDULDRVyFXORVQRGLDVHJXLQWH3HQVRXHPSHUJXQWDUD
HOH VREUH RV SURJUDPDV VRFLDLV SDUD D WHUFHLUD LGDGH TXH YLUD QD WHOHYLVmR
Daniel Cavalcante codinome_v@yahoo.com.br 3

4. 7DOYH]VHSUDWLFDVVHDOJXPHVSRUWHVHVHQWLULDPDLVYLYR'HVSHUWDUDVHQHOH
QRYDPHQWHRVHQWLPHQWRGHH[LVWLUSDUDRPXQGR
1D VXD FDPD QR FUHS~VFXOR VLOHQFLRVR GD UXD $OHJUH 6HX =p SHOD
SULPHLUDYH]HPPXLWRWHPSRRXYLXRVSRPERV6HJXUDYDRUHWUDWRGDHVSRVD
IDOHFLGD FRPR R ID]LD WRGDV DV QRLWHV 2 TXDUWR HVFXUHFHX PDV VHX =p QmR
WHPHX 8PD OLQGD LPDJHP VXUJLX j VXD IUHQWH 8P DQMR EDOEXFLRX
HQFDQWDGR0XLWRVDQMRVFRPDVDVHQRUPHVHPDLVEUDQFDVTXHDVQXYHQVGH
XP GLD FODUR H WUDQTLOR R FHUFDUDP FDQWDQGR WRFDQGR KDUSD VRUULQGR OKH
GDQGR DV PmRV FXPSULPHQWDQGR 6HX =p OHYDQWRXVH H QmR VHQWLX D FROXQD
SURWHVWDU 3XORX QD FDPD DOHJUH FRPR XPD FULDQoD VHP TXH VHXV RVVRV R
LQFRPRGDVVHP (Q[HUJDYD SHUIHLWDPHQWH EHP RV DQMRV DR VHX UHGRU PHVPR
VHP RV yFXORV 2V DQMRV HUDP WmR OLQGRV HUDP IHLWRV GH DPRU )HLWRV GR
DPRUGH'HXV
1R GLD VHJXLQWH R SUHVWDWLYR H HOHJDQWH KRPHP TXH R DMXGDUD D VH
OHYDQWDUQRGLDDQWHULRUWUD]LDOKHRVyFXORVQRYRV$EULXDSRUWDVDEHQGRTXH
RYHOKLQKRRHVSHUDULDRGLDLQWHLUR(QWURXQRTXDUWRHVFXURHSHUFHEHXTXHR
FRUSRMD]LDVHPYLGD
(OHODPHQWRXWHUJDVWRRGLQKHLURGRVyFXORVjWRD
( DV FULDQoDV GD UXD ODPHQWDYDP QmR WHU PDLV FRP TXHP VH GLYHUWLU
PDOGRVDPHQWH
( DV VHQKRUDV FDGD YH] PDLV REHVDV H DV PRoDV FDGD YH] PDLV I~WHLV
DR QRWDUHP R PRYLPHQWR IXQHUiULR QD FDVD GR GHIXQWR VXVSLUDUDP VHP
HQWXVLDVPR$K
$ILQDOWRGRVMiHVSHUDYDPDPRUWHGHXPKRPHPXPGHVVHVWDQWRV6HX
=pTXHPDOSRGLDDQGDUDRVRO
Daniel Cavalcante codinome_v@yahoo.com.br 4

5. 6REUHR$XWRU
$ILFFLRQDGR SHOR H[WLQWR WHUURU JHQXtQR 'DQLHO DYDOFDQWH SUHWHQGH UHHUJXHU
DV SHGUDV GDV FDYHUQDV PDLV VRPEULDV GR KRUURU Mi H[SUHVVDGR QD OLWHUDWXUD
QmR VH FRQIRUPDQGR FRP D EDQDOL]DomR GR WHPD H DV QRYDV WHQGrQFLDV
UHVXOWDQWHV GH FRQFHLWRV GHWXUSDGRV QDV ~OWLPDV GpFDGDV 'DQLHO WHQWD
GHVYLQFLOKDURKRUURUVRPEULRWpWULFRHJXWXUDOGDVLPSOHVVHGHGHVDQJXHTXH
UHVXOWD HP ILOPHV H OLYURV TXH QmR SURFXUDP R PHGR H R KRUURU PDV VLP
DSHQDV XPD FKDFLQD LQFRQVHTXrQWH H GHOLEHUDGD 'DQLHO EXVFRX HP DXWRUHV
FRPR $OODQ 3RH H /RYHFUDIW HVWH ~OWLPR VXD PDLRU LQIOXrQFLD

6. D IyUPXOD H D
WpFQLFDSDUDFULDUQmRDSHQDVXPDKLVWyULDGHWHUURUPDVWHPEpPXPFHQiULR
PDFDEUR SHUVRQDJHQV SUREOHPDWLFRV IDWRV VREUHQDWXUDLV H WRGR R
GHVFRQKHFLGRTXHVHPSUHDPHGURQWRXHDRPHVPRWHPSRIDVFLQRXRKRPHP
1DVFLGRHP6mRDHWDQRGR6XO63PXGRXVHORJRSDUD*RLiVRQGHSDVVRX
WRGD VXD LQIkQFLD H DGROHVFrQFLD IDVH PDUFDGD SRU VXD GHSUHVVmR TXH R
DFRPSDQKRXGHVGHFULDQoD(UDUHFOXVRHSRUWDGRUGRPDOFRQKHFLGRSRUIRELD
VRFLDORTXHRDIDVWDYDGRFRQWDWRFRPSHVVRDVLQFOXVLYHGHVXDIDPtOLD0DV
IRL QHVVD VROLGmR TXH GHVFREULX VHXV GRQV DUWtVWLFRV FRPR DV OHWUDV H R
GHVHQKR)LOKRGHHVFULWRUVHLQWHUHVVRXGHVGHRVDQRVSHODOLWHUDWXUDPDV
HVVHLQWHUHVVHIRLHVTXHFLGRGHYLGRjGHSUHVVmR9ROWRXDHVFUHYHUDSHQDVDRV
DQRVGRLVDQRVGHSRLVGRGLYyUFLRGHVHXVSDLVHGHVXDYROWDj63VHQGR
UHDFHQGLGD D FKDPD GD SDL[mR SHODV OHWUDV DR OHU 1RLWHV %UDQFDV GH
'RVWRLpYVN
(P VHXV FRQWRV D VROLGmR D GHSUHVVmR R GHVHVSHUR D WUDJpGLD H D PRUWH
HVWmRVHPSUHSUHVHQWHV$RSDVVRTXHVHXVSHUVRQDJHQVHQIUHQWDPHQWLGDGHV
PLVWHULRVDV H DFRQWHFLPHQWRV VREUHQDWXUDLV SDVVDP WDPEpP SHOR YHUGDGHLUR
H UHDO KRUURU GR KRPHP PRGHUQR D VROLGmR H R GHVHVSHUR 6RIUHP FDODGRV
PRUUHPVROLWiULRV
$WXDOPHQWH YLYH HP 6mR 3DXOR FDSLWDO RQGH WUDEDOKD HP VHX SULPHLUR
URPDQFH
RQWDWR
(PDLOFRGLQRPHBY#DKRRFRPEU
,4
6LWHZZZFRQWRVGRXPEUDOFMEQHW
Daniel Cavalcante codinome_v@yahoo.com.br 5