Reference :
V-P-BR-E-00348
Date :
2016
Caption :
Maceió. Portrait of Elza, wife of Jaime, journalist and lawyer who has been missing since 1975.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
He disappeared, leaving his wife alone with their children to raise. The family faced years of hardship, and after the passing of the Brazilian Amnesty Bill, in 1979, they came to believe he was dead. "I have the right to know where my husband's remains went. I spent my whole life in this fight, always waiting for news", says Elza.
His memories always return with a bit of sadness, due to decades of uncertainties. "I remember my father listening to Nelson Gonçalves and crying, and I did not understand. He would say it was because it reminded him of his father", says the grandson. The song is Naquela Mesa, by Sérgio Freitas Bittencourt, recorded in 1974 by Nelson Gonçalves.
ICRC website, 08.05.2017, News release, excerpt: “The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will launch an exhibition, A falta que você faz (The void you left), by photographer Marizilda Cruppe at the National Museum of the Republic, in Brasilia. The exhibition will focus on the lives of disappeared persons' family members.
At the invitation of the ICRC, Marizilda visited the relatives of missing persons in Curitiba, Maceió, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo from August 2016 to March 2017. She heard stories from parents, children, grandparents, uncles and aunts of people who, for some reason or no reason at all, simply vanished without leaving a farewell note or any trace. When Marizilda walked into their homes – which are usually emotionally charged environments that bear a strong connection with the missing person – she approached these people to gain an in-depth understanding of the impact of the disappearances on those who had been waiting for some word.”
This image is part of the exhibition.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
5792x8688
Orientation :
portrait
Colour/B&W :
colour
