Praguinha has been selling homemade candy from his bicycle on the streets of Lavras for 15 years
Geraldo Ademir da Silva, of Campo S2, makes caramelized coquinho, beijo quente and peanuts with his wife every day and hits the streets at noon
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For 15 years, every day at noon, Geraldo Ademir da Silva gets on his bicycle with a box of candy and only returns home around 17h30. Known in Lavras as Praguinha, he hosted the Revista da Cidade team from Rádio Cultura at his home in the Campo S2 neighborhood on Friday (13).
The candy is made by him and his wife, every day: caramelized coquinho, beijo quente, caramelized peanuts and salted garlic peanuts. Palha and pé de moça go into the box too. "We always work out how much we're going to sell, so we don't end up with old candy", he said.
Praguinha worked at Fabril and later at Cofap, where he retired. He was already making the candy back then, and when he left the factory, his customers wouldn't let him stop. "The customers keep coming back, they come looking for me. Someone drives by in a car, someone else stops me on a motorcycle", he said. He raised his children with this work.
Watch the Revista da Cidade segment in this story's video.
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