“Rio de Janeiro’s sewers reflect the city’s political and technological transformations. Some are very old, and have a lot of history too. A video in honor of my friends who saw me filming a manhole in the middle of the street over the last few months”, explains Thiago, law student, teacher, social activist (Climate Reality at the Climate Reality Project and Believe – RJ)
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The video he created has already been shared by people across the country on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.
You were curious, right? Watch:
@thiagosussekind Rio de Janeiro's sewers reflect the city's political and technological transformations. Some are very old, and have a lot of history too. A video in honor of my friends who saw me filming a manhole in the middle of the street over the last few months. #Rio de Janeiro #history ♬ original sound – Thiago Süssekind
During Carnival week, the video started to go viral. There were people on the other side of Brazil saying they were passionate about History. Thiago was surprised by the success and posted the following comment on Twitter:
“Ash Wednesday, out of nowhere, was a hit on TikoTeko; yesterday, they posted it here because of the success there, and it was booming too; Today, people are reporting to me that they started receiving it in WhatsApp groups. Internet is a crazy business.”
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Thiago's video went viral, but photos of interesting manholes also appear in other posts on social media. Check out these two examples, found on Instagram:
So, did you like it? There's history in everything... you just have to be smart enough to see it. 😉
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