Geraldo Nascimento Ribeiro, 91 years old, had one of the most emotional nights of his life. The student received the literacy diploma after a long journey in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes.
“It was very emotional, being honored is always good. I had no contact with the study for many years,” he told G1.
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The elderly man was part of the Brasil Alfabetizado (PBA) program, which serves young people aged 15 and over. In Campos, most students are over 65 and live in the rural area, most of them with a life story dedicated to sugarcane cutting and crops.
Geraldo's case is no different. He worked all his life in workshops and on the farm, which prevented him from being able to study. After settling in a nursing home, the elderly man decided that he should invest in studying and enrolled in the PBA.
The literacy diploma, in most cases, is the first for many families. “The PBA teaches young people and adults who did not have a chance to learn to read in childhood and who, even today, have difficulties in starting to read. their school life by attending a regular education unit”, highlights the undersecretary of Projects and Agreements of the Secretariat, Joana Campinho.
