"A favela is a shanty town located inside a city. It is where a lot of the poor live in my home country. Also, where the gangs have their strongest holds." His aunt was a proud woman and had always turned down offers of places to live from Marcelo's father. Marcelo and his mother had been on their way to visit her when...

He scribbled the last numbers in and stood up. The less lingering on that point, the better for him.

"There. I will email you when I have it put together."