The book of Paraisópolis

You should read this guidebook
everywhere except don’t read it in the
shower. This book is not waterproof.
When you are finished reading it you
can use it for self-defence or to kill
cockroaches. Use the pages as tissues
because you will be crying so much
when you have finished it. Use it as a
doorstop or use it to get to know new
places.
Welcome to Paraisópolis.
Welcome to our small city inside a big
city.
We hope you enjoy it.
You should give a copy of this book to
everyone that lives in Paraisópolis, and
give a copy to anyone who wants to live
here so they can know all the things
there are to know about this place. Give
a copy to your best friend from school
who doesn’t live here to change her
view of it, and give a copy to your sister
who does live here but doesn’t like to
go out and meet new people and visit
new places. Give a copy to anyone who
doesn’t live in Paraisópolis who thinks
it’s dangerous, to show them that in
Paraisópolis there are good things and
fun things too.
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