Tabata Amaral: I grew up in the outskirts of São Paulo, and education also transformed my life.
Tabata Amaral: But I know—I had many opportunities that most people have never even heard of.
And that's why I'm in politics.
Tabata Amaral: Not to tell a pretty story, but to make Wesley's story stop being a miracle and become a real possibility in the lives of many.
Tabata Amaral: Today, almost 4 million young people receive Pé de Meia, the program I created to ensure low-income students have financial incentives to finish high school.