MALTHUS SNACK BARCélio hurries in just in time to catch Cassio, Ed, Annie and Monica. Aurélio sees him approaching."Ah, that's great! We're all here!""What's up, Célio?"Célio shakes the closed poster. Cássio and Ed leave the table and approach him.Cassio asks, "Dude! This is the..."Célio answers proudly, "Exactly. Da-rá!"Célio opens the poster. Carlos's chosen photo is on a blue background with a yellow slogan. For a beginner printer, the job was done well. Everyone is thrilled with satisfaction.Aurélio breaks the silence, "And you guys didn't want my contribution!""Thank you very much, Seu Aurélio." Célio says, "Your gesture will be rewarded."Cássio jokes, "He's already talking like a mayor!"Célio looks at Cássio. Annie and Monica admire it more closely.Annie says, "Miriam is a cow, but she knows how to take a good picture."Monica adds, "We have to show her. And show to Carina."Célio informs everybody, "Tomorrow I'm going to start sticking.""If Tito pays, I'll help," Cá
MALTHUS SNACK BAR - DAYTuesday, everyone gathered at the snack bar to stick the posters. Aurélio is distributing tapes and glue to everyone. Monica, Annie, Célio, Cássio, Sandra, Jonas, Ed, Miriam, and Carina each take several posters.Cássio asks, "Ed, shouldn't you be at school?""I told my mom it's an extra activity that is worth a grade. You weren't going to leave me out, were you?"Cassio laughs, "Of course not, boy! Pizza for you later.""On second thought, I think I have a test..."Everyone laughs.Miriam boasts, "Guys, it's for nothing, but I know how to take some pictures very well. That's because you haven't seen the others—"Jonas looks disgusted, "Save us the photos of the shirtless officer, Miriam."There is general laughter, mostly from Carina, Annie, and Monica.Aurélio warns them, "Boys and girls, after you are done, everyone back here. I made that bauru that will support you as lunch, so you can take the whole morning if necessary.""But if it ends before lunch, we’ll
STREET Célio and Monica put up posters on a street and obviously, the rest of the team left them alone. Monica looks around, "Where's the rest of the group? Have they gone to eat Aurélio's bauru?" "They must have gone to another street." Monica laughs, "Or they must have left us alone, on purpose. You'll have to be smarter if you want to take over as a politician, Cé. I wonder what your speech would be like." "I know, Little Monica, who will be watching me from the front row." Monica turns red. Then, she asks, "And will you be the second in line to receive my book's autograph?" "Yes, because the first one will be Annie." Monica reacts in shock. It's exactly what Fábio said. "Oh, what the hell, Fábio also promised that! I forgot..." Célio weaves a smile, "If you forgot, then you are no longer fixed on him, Little Monica." "Not a fixation, like Kid Abelha. I like him and he is thinking if he will forget Fábia Peres to ask me for dating." Célio uses extra tape, being angry, an
GALO DA SERRA STREET - DAYMiriam and Sandra increasingly moved away from the others. Cassio loves to confuse their minds. Ed is the only one who knows what's going on."Ed, stick to that post near number twenty."Ed asks innocently, "Worth a cheese pastry? I don't want the bauru."Cássio caresses Ed as an older brother. Ed walks away.Miriam complains, "Oh, I can't stand Ed's craze! Will we ever attend his funeral?"Cássio answers her angrily, "We all know that you can't stand Ed or anything, right, Miriam? You only stand Monica because she is the boss of the group."Annie and Jonas approach."What did this pervert say about Monica?"Miriam yells, "I didn't say a damn thing!"Jonas scolds her, "Schii!! Ed is right there.""And who cares?"Sandra ponders, "Cassio, you look weird today!"Cassio becomes cynical, "Who, me? It's nothing, dear. By the way, where's everyone?""Célio and Monica were alone.""Oh, how beautiful... So they immediately admit their love for each other and Monica
MALTHUS SNACK BAROn the bauru platter, you can only see the hands of the gang picking up pieces. The job is over, the posters have been pasted, and now everyone is eating and celebrating. Ed eats his beloved cheese pastry. Sandra and Miriam are not among them.Monica notices their absence, "Where's Sandra and Miriam?"Cassio replies bitterly, "They were sticking posters in Indochina.""Oh, people, what a thrill to help the neighborhood!" Annie says, "There have been people asking me how to help!"Aurélio replies, "They will produce a payment slip for us to pay the same bill for electricity, water, telephone...""One more bill for us to pay, but what to do...?" Célio jokes."I liked all this, Cé," Monica says.Célio and Monica face each other. The rest vibrate. Aurélio once again interrupts the moment by tapping a glass of sugarcane juice, waking them both up.Aurélio is serious, doting father, "Your sugarcane juice, Monica."Everyone laughs. Jonas is the only one who doesn't. He look
RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION - AFTERNOONRicardo insists on offering help for the police station campaign. Tito is embarrassed.Ricardo gives his typical little silly smile, "This is not the typical reaction of those who receive good news."Tito complains, "Boy, you are insistent; you really want to be part of it.""And I can't understand where the huge problem is in letting me participate. OK, I didn't look like some who are organized, but it's for a larger and collective goal.""Yes, the neighborhood is growing, and without adequate security, undesirable people are beginning to cause chaos."Ricardo wonders if the sentence was for him, "That's why. I explained to the police officer. Anyone who had a problem with 'cat' can't want a murderer or a drug user to harm him just because he wasn't a 100% honest citizen."Tito asks smartly, "Are you referring to yourself?"Ricardo shifts in his chair, "Nothing has been proven against me. If I wanted to do something serious, I wouldn't be here helpi
RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATIONTito decides to open the game with Ricardo about Carlos.Ricardo does not undo the stupid smile, "What's wrong, mayor? Did I reveal the officer's infallible plan? Did he intend to do that?"Ricardo laughs and Tito gets tense.He goes on talking, "Our officer friend, so predictable...""He has a huge reserve against you."Ricardo advances like a jaguar, "Okay, but you sir, who is the mayor of the neighborhood, will accept my help, right? You don't think about producing bills for more than a thousand families on this typewriter, do you?"Tito caresses the machine as if it is offended, "It's a relic that I want to keep. The Association's first Olivetti."Ricardo retorts, "The first and the last.""Look, young Oliveira, it's not that I don't want to accept your help, but there are things... Chief Roldão, for example."Ricardo gets annoyed, "What's with this guy again?""He is strongly opposed. He said that if he knows that you are helping in the campaign, he will ha
RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION - AFTERNOONRicardo continues to insist, "Look, Mayor, in a good way... This story is very irregular. Chief Roldão has no right to prevent me from participating in a campaign just because he is bothered that I approach a girl... We are still meeting; we are not even real friends!"Tito tries to explain, "He's afraid that you might take her on the wrong track. I suggested that you could be able to take her to a soft bed, pink silk sheets, a candlelit room, that Vangelis song playing on the radio... And the crazy man punched my table, almost broke it!"Ricardo and his classic stupid smile... or dirty, "You are giving me ideas... Vangelis wouldn't be bad...""But, Carina is a decent and honest girl; she won't spend these glorious