curitibanas Few are so much Paula. Gray from head to foot, light in the early hours of the day when the sun is seen. There's no hurry, Paula lives slowly. Frozen in time. In the morning, has an air of lady - and shake a bit during the afternoon to the evening, remember that nobody agreed that way.
Street Paula Gomes is a lovely contradiction. Located in the historic center of Curitiba, home of the city, is close to everything - Praça Tiradentes, Mueller Shopping Center, Town Square on December 19, Largo da Ordem - but retains a quiet rhythm of old Curitiba.
Lino de Barros, former owner of the Hummingbird restaurant, says that since 1972, the year he started his business, nothing has changed - but everything was transformed. 37 years ago, there was no shopping, no offices, trade was with other grocery stores, and grocery sales. Now the trade is flea markets dominated by what the "Portuguese", is known as Lino, thinks the end of the surroundings.
Every Saturday feijoada has the Beija-Flor. The restaurant is located on the corner with Matthew Helm and, in addition to serving lunch, meets his regulars for the football games and beer accompanied by little patch. In the 70's, the restaurant was packed every day of the week - the city center was filled with factories and was "in" Portuguese that the workers would eat.
Both time it was different until Street Sense was different - instead of going from neighborhood to downtown San Francisco, was the other way. And therein lies the charm of the street, subtle and lovingly realized by those who are there every day, keeping the small and concentrated among the faithful street commerce Duque de Caxias and Matthew Helm, a butcher, two sewing stores, three bookstores, a restaurant , a printer, some law firms, a music conservatory, an appliance repair shop, a center of accordion lessons (the best of Brazil, said the board), a course of manipulation and movement of dangerous things (!) a hotel, a magazine stand, a shop selling old machines to write, where the owner, John Arley, never tires of enjoying the peace of the neighborhood - that may change but leave as an inheritance the same ports, the same establishments, the same identity of their worn cobblestones by time.
The Butcher Saint Paula Garcia is on for 31 years. He's had three owners: the founder was Valdemar Armelin, the middle one called Holy, hence the name, and the third is Claudio Sinon. When cutting small pieces of meat that probably will turn into juicy steaks on the table of the lady who waits for the request, Claudio assures know most of their customers due to loyalty. They come from all over the city as Oscar Salazar, 'your' Oscar, who lived there close in May 13. With the new times, moved farther away, but stopped buying beef "in Claudius, even for Gaucho as he is the best steak in town.
A little further up, there when Paula Gomes Parnaíba crosses, close to the Manoel Ribas, the houses have nice face, decorated gates to open the lock, with shapes of flowers and leaves and colors white, green and brown. A coladinha in the other as the road descends toward the center. Gradually, small residential buildings are emerging, thing four or five floors. The facade of one of them Lauro Correia da Silva considers every morning when he puts his nose out the door and gets to sweep the fallen leaves on the sidewalk. Lauro is one of the buildings Porter Paula twelve years and six months ago has a new companion for the morning work: it is Edna Santana, janitor of the building opposite, who sweeps the street six times a week and always at eight in the morning, because otherwise "looks like a corridor of leaf."
Vera Lucia, a few blocks later, calls the evening of Paula. He says it's dangerous. The bar in front of the house sewing Vera (The Torto, famous for sidewalk tables and the fried dumplings) are on vacation. She suspects the reason alleged by the owner of rest, for Vera, he wanted to give it some time in the concentration of drunks who hang out amazing the parish. The couture house, which needs to be closed up to 18h (security issue), Vera sees now and then, either sitting on the sidewalk drunk Paula empty at night, or hear the assaults on the court, therefore, the Duke of Caxias. But this weekend is over, even when the staff comes through malicious drunk the Largo da Ordem, she says. When is early, around ten, and The Crooked is full, it is more peaceful and enlightened. The bar, incidentally, is elected by Dani Ribeiro as one of the coolest beer to go. The street is nice, the staff is on the sidewalk, has pool and close to everything. The Crooked Something has to fill with people like that.
Marginality Paula's not enough to be a chronic problem, but it bothers. For Claudius the Butcher, has been worse when the region was full pension. Today, for him, who brings more mess are the same bars. Brexi claims of the Portuguese who thinks only those who sell clothing is a thief of clothesline. Daniel Rodriguez and his mother had just arrived from Sao Paulo directly to Paula and did a week that had opened a thrift store. The goal of both is "spawn" the old clothes and work with only the couture. Among silks, sequins and glitter, he says the low price of renting the space outweighs the danger of robberies: Paula is better than other parts of the city center. Probably, Lino will look crooked to the store of Daniel, but do not worry too much because he says that this type of establishment opens and closes in an instant. One year is the period of bankruptcy or change of owner aware that the Portuguese to provide spaces for Paula.
is also curious the end of Paula. She just snuggle Riachuelo, which is known for selling antique furniture (and by night, by their seductive girls). On one hand, the controversial naked man and his wife Paula observe our attention. Another, Eternal Praise the board announces the establishment's self-titled Evangelical Mercadão selling CDs of religious music. Side, the Evangelical Shop offers songs recorded by Shalom Records, plus plenty of fashion for couples, teenagers and children evangelical.
