To get an education in the hard-scrabbled Brazil of the 1950s was nearly impossible. Alcita's dream was to attend school but she periodically had to accompany her mother and stepfather, a brick maker, to remote places even farther from civilization. Though young, she possessed an internal knowledge that she made use of to attain her goal. Later, she had other seemingly impossible dreams. Again, she employed the same resource. Alcita's story will inspire you.