"[At the “O Ninho” (The Nest) Association] I heard terribly harsh and truly shocking reports (…) It was one of the harshest reports I ever heard in my life (…) Their hope was that I left a word of encouragement to the others who are street walking in the Intendente or in Cais do Sodré or in other regions of the country, so that they would come round to meet the institutions."