In Brazil, passengers get on buses, say hello to the drivers and pay attendants before passing through little turnstiles.
At one stop in Rio de Janeiro, an older woman boarded. Most likely in her late 60s, she wore chunky jewellery and a long tight black dress - very Shirley Bassey in warm weather. She caused quite a kerfuffle at the turnstile, holding up other passengers while she searched amongst her many handbags for money.
Eventually, exasperated, she tossed several of the bags across the turnstile, hurtling them into an empty seat.
Gesticulating wildly, she seemed to be berating a younger, burly black man who was hovering behind her.
Once she'd paid - with a flurry of hands and dramatic utterances - and was through the turnstile, she turned to the man, embraced him, kissed him full on the mouth and then took her seat.
The man jumped off the bus, waving goodbye to the woman. She blew him a kiss through the window, as he made the "call me" hand-sign to her from the street.
Things I do
I ask people to draw maps...
· Draw the World
· Draw Europe's nations
· Crowdsourced Continent maps
I make map cards:
· See map cards
And other things I write about:
· Little moments from travel
· London art & museums
· Football with foreign fans
· London shop geography
About this blog
I love geography, maps, tours, flags, etymology, and foreign pop culture.
Love in Brazil
Monday, February 18, 2013Labels: Brazil, sights, travelmoments
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