Tamara Freires

Tamara Freires is a nine-year-old girl living with congenital Zika syndrome, a condition caused by her mother's Zika virus infection during pregnancy. Born with microcephaly, Tamara faces significant health challenges, including difficulty holding her head and eating through a stomach tube. Despite dire predictions from doctors about her development, her mother Rute Freires advocates fiercely for her care and well-being, seeking educational and financial support for their family, and finding strength in a community of other mothers facing similar challenges.