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Tiaõ (Sebastiao Carlos dos Santos) was the young, charismatic and ambitious picker and president of a landfill company located right outside of Rio de janeiro, Brazil known as ACAMJG (the Association of Recycling Pickers of Jardim Gramacho), who was encouraged by the political texts he saw in the waste and elevate the lives of his fellow catadores. For years, tiao has been collecting recycled material ever since he was an minor, and believed he could turn this into a long life hobby. The neighborhood where the landfill was located was a awful poor looking community populated with unemployed people. He wanted to help the people of Jardim Gramacho with an steady job so they can benefit their family and homes. According to the Oscar nominated film Wasteland, every picker has a background story or experiences at the wasteland. …show more content…
Little did tiao know, all these recycled material they were picking turned out to be something more valuable than expected with having a different perspective on it; which is art. Tiao wasn't familiar with what art was until Brazilian artist Vick Muniz decided to create sculptures that contained the waste from the wasteland. While writing these key conceptions towards tiao and his globally known wasteland, I contemplated over questions such as: How do viewers see the different character components of Tiao and why are these significant? How and in what way does Tiao realize he can make a positive impact on society globally? What is the significance of Tiao's influential effect on the people in Jardim
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