• pt-br
  • en
  • es

Location: Alto Santa Maria – Espírito Santo

_7278951282

Fernando lives in the hills of the state of Espírito Santo but he speaks Pomeranian better than he speaks Portuguese. The children in this region spend one week in school and the next helping their parents plant and harvest vegetables and grains. Since he was little, he has learned to use tools and build his own toys. Fernando, now 13 years old, builds with precision this little car that fits up to 4 small kids.

It took 3 days for the car to be ready. Three silent days, with the attention focused on doing rather than talking.

_4950407068

_5589076199

_6656195926

_1970128029

_8329591281

_3344752732

He uses only manual tools, and his knowledge comes from watching the adults and building with them.

The entire body is needed for the cuts to be precise during the construction of this little car.

_4366712785

Wood, rubber and iron are used as the raw materials.

_4351383282

_6243943060

Fernando, persistent and detailed, would take apart what wasn’t good and rebuild everything until it was just the way he wanted.

These types of cars are very common in the community of Alto Santa Maria, and the boys get together to race each other on the dirt roads.

_3598986751

_2436360065

Text and photos: Renata Meirelles

 

 likes
Share this post:

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Archives

> <
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec