Manaus: Leprosy: _DSC9060

Milton Conraolo da Silva, 74, sits near the entrance of the leprosarium at Colonia Antonio Alexio in Manaus, Brazil on Saturday, March 17, 2012. He was interned at the now defunct Paricatuba Leprosarium outside Manaus at the age of 13. In 1967, he came to live in Colonia Antonio Aleixo.

Milton Conraolo da Silva, 74, sits near the entrance of the leprosarium at Colonia Antonio Alexio in Manaus, Brazil on Saturday, March 17, 2012. He was interned at the now defunct Paricatuba Leprosarium outside Manaus at the age of 13. In 1967, he came to live in Colonia Antonio Aleixo.