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Street vendor Getúlio Pereira da Silva in Brazil

Overview

Getúlio Pereira da Silva, a street vendor known by the moniker ‘Raimundo’, sells traditional coconut sweets, or cocadas, sourced from the Vale do Jequitinhonha region on public transit in Brazil.

Operating late into the night at stations such as Guilhermina-Esperança, he utilizes rhythmic marketing to attract passengers. His work serves to support his wife, Aurora, and their three children: Anderson, Henrique, and Marcela. He has noted the various financial pressures associated with informal labor, including managing rent and debt.

Entities

Getúlio Pereira da Silva · Vale do Jequitinhonha · Guilhermina-Esperança

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Getúlio Pereira da Silva: A street vendor's life in Brazil

    A profile of Getúlio Pereira da Silva, a street vendor in Brazil known as ‘Raimundo,’ who sells traditional cocadas on trains to support his family.

  2. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Getúlio Pereira da Silva sells traditional sweets in Brazil

    Street vendor Getúlio Pereira da Silva, known as ‘Raimundo’, sells traditional coconut sweets on Brazilian trains to support his family.

Sources

agendaitu.com.br · apublica.org · brasil247.com · revistaforum.com.br