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By RicaRdo Pinto | illustRation By Rui Rasquinho

gmber ree brre rm eerg  -be  e ue Kgm ee  g bk b g webe were e  er, r ree, w  be ebk –  mke    me  e pre.te ew webe wer prme  ep  vr brg , “eege, m pe  e,  er kee,” b eg em r  gmbg ee, rm g r  br/reerege  beg p  mpr. “i’  dv  Gpe be,” e m, “b bg ree  grw rm m r!”te webe, pprpre e bee.bgp.m, er p  per b, b p, ViP   er e m ep gmber ge me k  vge ver .te webe wer, w e  eme r er  beg be rm er  e wr, m e w evergve   re r e brrg. hepee, wever,   w prbb e  k  g r  bkjk. “ipper   ’ m r wg, b we e w re  g m /r we e wre  regr, e ge erv  bk r e  e gme,” e rge.a ve   ser hempere r   re, e c Brre –  e ke be e –  re ve me 200 r e wr, g 15  M, ve  Me cr, 65  Veg,15  a c  m er  e usa, e ue Kgm,h, ar, Begm, ar  new Ze. he gree   v gmbg experee w M closER   em ervew.

What id  t did  hav  pvi viit t Maca?Th Cai Bad –

i  g re  c lb   e s,w   ew pee   me. Geer i pe  e werm e  e e  M,  i w’ re  e ex re  egme (ever  p bkjk g ere). a, gge  me w meme  prbem (m  e    pek Eg). i’m re ’ ge w. M be w w rus $2000 rm  r  b us $150. W prbb verge$200  $300 per  r r e r e,  verge be $20  $30. tere were    M i  remember g – b e i e   p gme i ee i  w.

Hav  v b thatd with bi bad m a Macacai?

i   r g e r  er  M. te ze  mverge be w we bew w w wrr em. M re ge verge be  e wr. i mg be ere w, w erge us  wer eerg e mrke, b eve , e ’rebeg   , i ’ k e’re re  bere. ie Vee ’ wer  ew  ere  ere, e’re  ewrg mrke. i’ve ee  cee  M be ver $200,000   br  e e rm  c lb – ere w e r em eer.

A  pai t cm bac?

dee. i w  ee   e e ve r me –  gve e  r r er me, . te amer-we  veeep pke  re. i    e mpmer pe (reebegve  per) re m -exe  a, g. t ee ge  e  mrke w  r er per.i ke e M mpere  m prev v w  x erg. i w mker   Weer , g,  ere w eerme. te  were  b gmbg. Prbb ’w  w  -rpper mrke. ag, i expe  w ge  eamer fee grw   r  ee mre “ppg, eg,eerme   experee”  e. t w erge-rpper  beme ger-er. W w r  e wr’pp w  x-r fg  M, w’ be g bere ’ e wr’ bgge .

A Aia cai pat ai  mdifct t bat?

Eer. te ’  b g ke pg6  5  bkjk r exmpe (wre er ege rm 0.5%  1.5%). agmber re ever – e w’ p p w ee eer. a perr re mre ee  be ze – e ’eem  re   g rm us $50  e  $500  e ex,  g   meg ke “i ee k... me  k r!”i kw rm experee  cee gmber re m mre  k i . i re  e , g r  k  e gme.terere i e  e m e e  w m mre regr.i be bg we e  re  m vr. i i k  p b  gegp, i e   “k” g  b r  pperke i’m j beg ver k  . t rm ge em  eveme e. a i e     mger, “smee’ g  pr   r g bb – b i ’ ee w   be me.”

Did  fd a iifcat dic i VIP  patd b jt?

i me “er e rr”   epee r. i g ViP  Vegbee i ve  pg r ere. i  ewer jr, i g e  pe    w. i i wrk   ere  vge  gg ViP  erm  mp, jke, fg, e., e i

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