Oireachtas Prize 2009
Alex Hijmans (Foinse, Nuacht TG4/RTÉ, Tuairisc.ie) lives in one of Brazil’s many poor and dangerous suburbs. As the only white person in this district, populated with the impoverished descendants of Africans who were brought as slaves to Brazil, he ponders the great life secret of these suffering souls: how can they live contented lives in a place devoid of worldly possessions?
See Alex Hijmans’ homepage where there is a blog on his life in Brazil: http://www.alexhijmans.com/
