All public students here invited to participate in the biggest olympia in the world. The numbers have reached to 18 million students participating. I had a great math teacher who decided to prepare some students to that competition but no one really understood what it was about. And for a few days, I gave up on the idea of attending Harvard or any college at all. But again, my teachers were there for me. They were very emphatic in saying that if I didn't go, it might take very long until another student from where I come from had the same opportunity.
Tabata Amaral is a Brazilian politician currently serving as a federal deputy for the center-left Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), representing the state of São Paulo.
In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Tabata Amaral discuss her journey from a childhood of poverty to her admission to Harvard and her election as one of the youngest congresspeople in Brazil; how Lula’s ideologically diverse coalition was able to oust President Jair Bolsonaro; why Bolsonaro continues to enjoy broad support; and how Brazil can unlock its future by fighting corruption and improving basic education.
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