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Living la Vida Loca Aboard a Motorbike in São Paulo, Brazil PDF Print E-mail
2009 - January 2009
Written by Joe Moreira da Silva   
Thursday, 16 April 2009 00:32

Motoboys in traffic in São Paulo, BrazilA cachorro louco (kaSHOhu LOku), rabid dog, is a motoboy (mOHtoboy) in Brazil. The word motoboy comes from moto (mAWtoo), a colloquial word for motorcycle, and boy, from office boy. Motoboys are lightly or gravely injured or die every day in the city I live in, São Paulo.

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You can make text...
written by Kirsten , April 17, 2009
You can make texts easier and shorter. I'm a student and I'm learnig English.
Thanks.
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written by Paulista, April 17, 2009
Street vermin. Whenever a motoboy becomes road-ham, an angel gets its wings. Motoboys make for the perfect metaphor for Brazilian society. Chaotic, uncaring, selfish, no regard for laws or lives, no intelligence and no future.
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written by João da Silva, April 17, 2009
Chaotic, uncaring, selfish, no regard for laws or lives, no intelligence and no future.


They also form a strong electoral base for politicians from all the parties!
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written by Tommydigital, May 01, 2009
Thanks, interesting article. I've noticed that a large proportion of 'motoboys' in London seem to be Brazilian, good to find out why. Is the death rate really that high though?

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