{
  "id": 2800668,
  "title": "I chose community college to save money. Now Yale is giving me a full ride.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/i-chose-community-college-to-save-money-now-yale-is-giving-me-a-full",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T13:58:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/rio-brazil-community-college-yale-full-ride-2026-8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Thalles de Souza, an immigrant from Brazil, moved to the United States as a child to escape the violence and instability of Rio de Janeiro. After attending community college, he was accepted to Yale University with a full scholarship. Thalles' mother had secretly saved money and obtained visas to bring her children to the US after witnessing countless deaths and living in a community plagued by shootings and gang violence. Despite the high odds of acceptance, Thalles applied to Yale and ultimately received a 100% full-ride scholarship to attend the prestigious institution. His mother's sacrifices and determination to provide a safe life for her children paid off in a remarkable outcome.",
  "summary": "After immigrating from Brazil, Thalles de Souza attended community college to save money. He beat long odds to transfer to Yale with a full scholarship.",
  "key_points": [
    "Thalles de Souza moved from Rio de Janeiro to escape violence.",
    "Attended community college before being accepted to Yale.",
    "Received 100% full-ride scholarship to prestigious institution."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}