This story occurs a few dozen times a day in the valley, but I guess when it's a cute young girl, it's newsworthy.

Not only that, but you don't know how difficult is for an Brazilian from the middle class(or lower) obtain space like her did. I bet that things like this don't happens a few dozen times here.

She was a intern at google, and dropped out its master degrees. Not so much newsworthy.

But, as a brazilian myself, I'm proud of what bel already accomplished. Being a co-found with Wencelao Casares is a great thing.

Pretty good: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/isabel-mattos/3/a64/396

This happens quite a lot in the valley.

I think the point of the story is in the second paragraph:

It’s not a story about luck or privilege; Isabel Pesce’s trajectory is a shining example of determination against all odds.

But I think the valley is largely about privilege, and it's going to take more than one counter-example to convince me otherwise.

She started at MIT at 18 (or 19) and is now 23. She should be done her degree (or close to it) by now.

She is done with her bachelor, she was doing her masters it says in the article.

Her app sounds interesting and useful and she's getting $10 million dollars in funding. Does this really happen everyday in Silicon Valley? How many make it?