Many trajectories are reasons for inspiration for other people, whether for their success or the way they battled to achieve their goals. Among what encourages others, the main thing is the life story that people carry as baggage to face difficulties. In this way, we have the story of five professionals who were quotaholders in universities, the first of their families to have a higher education education and to achieve incredible achievements in your areas.
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The life stories of these people have many similarities: they work a lot from an early age, studied in community pre-college entrance exams and were quota students in public universities. These are the main similarities between scientist Ana Gabryele Moreira, 30, and writer Jeferson Tenório, 45. Respectively, she was the first black woman to win the Marie Curie award from the international Atomic Energy Agency, an entity linked to the UN, and he won it. first black quota student to graduate from UFRGS (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul), being the third to win the Jabuti award for best novel literary.
In addition to these two examples of overcoming obstacles, coming from a situation where a lot of effort and dedication to reach your goals, we also have Thiago Alberto de Mello, 30 years old, who combined work, school and a technical course, being the first in his family to graduate from higher education posteriorly.
For Paulo Jeremias Aires, 23, from the Akroá Gamella people, studying has always been a dream. Through quotas, she was approved in chemical engineering at UFMA (Federal University of Maranhão), migrating to architecture and urbanism at Unicamp (State University of Campinas) through a entrance exam. The student reports the constant difficulty of the system in dealing with indigenous people, especially in the last two years of the pandemic, in which Aires received the support of indigenous colleagues.
Closing our list, we have Carlucia Alves Ferreira, 21 years old, who left the quilombola community of Lagoa dos Anjos, in Bahia, to study medicine at UFPel (Federal University of Pelotas). The young woman was the first from her quilombo to enter the university, and now she seeks to complete her mission in life, which is training in her area.
They are stories of people who constantly fight against the system, overcoming adversities in search of a better future, in the construction of their dreams. There are no easy ways, but there is a way to go.
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