Lua Nova: Brazil's Groundbreaking Women's Shelter
At the Women in the World Summit in Brazil, TV host Xuxa spoke with Raquel Barros, founder of Lua Nova, who explained that people living near her women's shelter initially misunderstood its purpose and thought it was a brothel.

At the Women in the World Summit in Brazil, TV host Xuxa spoke with Raquel Barros, founder of Lua Nova, who explained that people living near her women's shelter initially misunderstood its purpose and thought it was a brothel.
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