Resilience

Meia Lua was living a normal life in a shanty town as a child in Brazil, until his legs became paralyzed due to a mistake made by the doctor. During this period he suffered from embarrassment, pain and the struggle of readjusting to his new life. Over time, Meia Lua came to realize what was really paralyzing him - his mind, perception of self, and the wheel chair.

As a result and a lot of persistence he develops his own way of walking, through using his arms as legs and hands as feet. Meia Lua was introduced to Busha, a man who is in a similar situation as him. Much like Meia Lua, Busha was also adamant that his physical disability would not prevent him from living a full life, taking part of any everyday situation and pursuing his passion - capoeira. Capoeira is a challenging type of material art born from the resistance against slavery. Meia Lua also decides to learn Capoeira. His determination to become the worlds first known Capoeira master with paralysed legs gives him courage to live using his own drive and entrepreneur skills.

Just getting around in the city proofs to be a challenge, especially when climbing up 700 steps in order to get to the bus station. Here he gets his daily income through performing, using his sandals as drumsticks and the bus interior as drum.
After his divorce Meia Lua has no other choice but to live amongst criminal gangs, such condition makes it unsafe for his son. However his son’s only wish is to be able to stay with his father.