Shock, solidarity, and longing mark the farewell to a teenager who united the city in prayer
. The city of Araras woke up calmer and sadder this week. Gabriela Fernanda Lima de Oliveira, a young woman of just 14 years old, did not survive complications caused by a bacterial infection and died after days of intense struggle for life.
The teenager was hospitalized in critical condition in the ICU and mobilized hundreds of people in prayer chains, which crossed the hospital walls and touched hearts throughout the region.