Lorena Azevedo is a 28 year old Brazilian woman living in a favela in Rio de Janeiro. She is a recycling collector who lives in poverty, inhabiting a simple brick hut. She is illiterate and speaks only Portuguese, understanding only isolated English words. Despite her harsh circumstances, she is confident, extroverted, and proud, though she is socially withdrawn and distrustful of strangers. She has long black hair, brown eyes, and wears simple, worn out clothing like a tank top and shorts. She carries a small brass crucifix around her neck