O Coração nas Sombras

Cia Teatro da Cidade tells the true story of Letícia Poletti, committed to the Hospital Colônia de Barbacena, the "Brazilian Holocaust".

The play follows the story of Letícia Poletti (1908-1939), a housewife and daughter of Italian immigrants, exploited by her husband and locked away as insane by her brother at the Hospital Colônia de Barbacena, where she died at the age of 31.

The staging uses real documents and images from the hospital, where 60 thousand people died, and connects the case to the role of women in today's society. Recommended for ages 16 and up.

Source: Sesc São José dos Campos. Checked on Nov 2, 2026.
Text automatically translated from Portuguese.