Provided with a camera and great curiosity, I resolved to finish my weekday itinerary (yes, poor person also has on holidays) travelling from São Luis to Açailândia in the train of the CVRD.*Bus ticket: R$ 70,00*Train ticket in the economical class: R$ 22,00*Economy: R$ 48,00 or around 68 %The Vale, as it is called, it maintains a passengers' line that goes out regularly from São Luis –Maranhão to Parauapebas – Pará every Tuesday and Thursdays.

The following images were what I managed to catch in the jolts of the economical class.If the travel is not worth, it is worth the experience.

CELEBRE!CADA NOVO DIA

To each station hundreds of persons wait for the arrival of the train …

The train departures from São Luis at 8 AM and they will be several stations up to reaching the final destiny in Parauapebas – Pará at about 10 PM.

When the gates are open, the persons hurry up to reach a place …

… what does not exist.

This hassle will be going to last up to 14 hours.

The family tries to accommodate. Here they are five persons.

The place is for two.

United family takes more advantage

Calm! They are lacking only 5 hours to arrive

In the corridor of passage, where there is no ventilation, the heat is suffocating.

And the And the smell…smell…

CITIZENSHIP

HYGIENE SECURITY

The internal circuit of TV shows videos on

However, the TV and the citizenship is not accessible to all

LUTE!NADA NOS É DADO DE GRAÇA,E, SE FOR, TALVEZ NÃO TENHA VALOR

By the way, there is a snack bar in the train that sells drinks, snacks and meals

But with the prohibitive prices to the economical class, the way is to improvise, buying through the window

Water in used PET bottle: R$ 1,00 Meal: R$ 2,00

NUNCA DESISTA!SÓ SE PERDE QUANDO SE DESISTE

A cardboard container prepared at A cardboard container prepared at home is also welcome …home is also welcome …

Especially in Especially in this hourthis hour

BRINQUE!VOCÊ PRECISA DE ALEGRIA

The problem is to have appetite when it is smelling what goes out from here

Photo taken at a rare moment of vacancy of the WC of our carriage

The speaker announces that children up to five years do not buy ticket.

ENCONTRE UM LUGARSÓ PARA VOCÊ

That itself: Children up to five years do not buy ticket

Also they have no right to seat on the chairs, says the same speaker

They will be 14 hours up to the final destiny

Also they have no right to seat all who exceed the quota of 87 passengers by carriage.In the carriage in which I was I counted more than 200.

This rule is for all.

Without exception…

Calm! The train that the people caught did not turn. Calm! The train that the people caught did not turn. That would bring unimaginable consequences.That would bring unimaginable consequences.

It is possible to cut the price of the cost Brazil, through the investment in railroad infrastructure

However, to carry people is not the same thing that will load ore

This photo was taken by the author in november/05 in the local Porto Franco - Maranhão. He decided include it to propose some reflections:

Ore in the carriage is accommodated

Too much people in the carriage is bothersome

The Company Vale do Rio Doce was privatized in The Company Vale do Rio Doce was privatized in 1995 in a controversial action of the Federal 1995 in a controversial action of the Federal Government. Since then, its profits are growing and Government. Since then, its profits are growing and the shares valued in the Stock Exchange. In 2008, it the shares valued in the Stock Exchange. In 2008, it is appreciated that the profit of the CVRD surpasses is appreciated that the profit of the CVRD surpasses the cipher of R$ 8 billionsthe cipher of R$ 8 billions

“ “ Compromised to the development of Brazil, the Compromised to the development of Brazil, the enterprise acts in the effective form in the enterprise acts in the effective form in the communities situated near to its operational communities situated near to its operational unities, contributing to the improvement of the unities, contributing to the improvement of the quality of life of Brazilians'. ” extracted text from quality of life of Brazilians'. ” extracted text from the site of the Company Vale do Rio Doce. the site of the Company Vale do Rio Doce. These and other information can be seen in the These and other information can be seen in the site: site: www.vale.comwww.vale.com

The CVRD is going to invest R$ 10 million in a The CVRD is going to invest R$ 10 million in a botanical park in São Luis, in an area of 1 million botanical park in São Luis, in an area of 1 million m², according to launch for authorities, m², according to launch for authorities, environmentalists and journalists.environmentalists and journalists.

Each passenger standing up or piled up in the Each passenger standing up or piled up in the corridors represents an extra profit to the corridors represents an extra profit to the company. Symbolically, whose transfer of income company. Symbolically, whose transfer of income has not or has very much somewhat for the safes has not or has very much somewhat for the safes of giant CVRD.of giant CVRD.

AND THEY PAYAND THEY PAY