Two men carrying bananas and caniços (a kind of sticks that are used to build houses, fences and roofs). A bike can be a very helpful tool of transport and to transport goods. People here use theirs bikes proudly. Like in Copenhagen they make them personal. Some times they even give it names. A new bike costs around 2600 meticais (more or less 50 euros), an amount that is very much to most of families’ incomes. Therefore a bike is sometimes a medium and long time wish and families try to save some money to buy it.
Thursday, 14 August 2008
Bananas on Bikes
Two men carrying bananas and caniços (a kind of sticks that are used to build houses, fences and roofs). A bike can be a very helpful tool of transport and to transport goods. People here use theirs bikes proudly. Like in Copenhagen they make them personal. Some times they even give it names. A new bike costs around 2600 meticais (more or less 50 euros), an amount that is very much to most of families’ incomes. Therefore a bike is sometimes a medium and long time wish and families try to save some money to buy it.
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4 comments:
what a wonderful blog!
Many thanks for your comment. I really apreciate very much your work and all the inspiration you sent us from Copenhagen.
Nobre Colega,
Obrigado pelo link para o blog da transporte ativo.
Gostaria de mais informações sobre a cultura da bicicleta na Africa e te-las de Moçambique é muito bom.
Abs
Viva
É com grande gosto que vejo um blog dedicado à cultura ciclista em Moçambique! É mais uma prova de que a bicicleta É o veículo democrático e o mais eficaz que existe!
Um abraço desde Portugal
Gonças
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