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Altenir Silva

*These stories take place in Brasil, but they could take place anywhere in the world.*

City: Teresina, State: Piauí. Date: June 25, 2025, Wednesday, 2:00
p.m. A 55-year-old man named Paulo Machado Nunes arrived home and told his family that he would be fired at the end of the month from his job as a supermarket manager at HIPER-BARATO.

City: Ouro Preto, State: Minas Gerais. Date: June 25, 2025, Wednesday, 2:28 p.m. At Santa Casa de Misericórdia Hospital, a nurse named Tânia Castilho entered Room 265 and found an elderly patient named Lourdes Marinho de Almeida, who had just passed away.

Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso. June 25, 2025, Wednesday, 2:55 p.m.
A gold prospector found a gold nugget and is making plans for his future.

Antonina, Paraná. June 25, Wednesday, 3:20 p.m. A father visited his son in jail, who was arrested for stealing a cell phone to sell it and buy drugs.

Joinville, Santa Catarina. Wednesday, 3:48 p.m. A husband, driven mad by jealousy, kills his wife after seeing her talking to the baker and then takes his own life; three children are left orphaned.

Brasília, DF. Wednesday, 4:37 p.m. A public servant has just set up a corruption scheme to siphon money from the state.

Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. 5:08 p.m. A woman named Deborah is happy after her boyfriend proposes to her. They talk about the possibility of spending their honeymoon in Paris, their first international trip together.

Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará. 5:26 p.m. Young Chico has his first sexual experience with his girlfriend, Dalila, who is also having her first sexual experience.

Recife, Pernambuco. 5:29 p.m. At the Mar Azul snack bar, a waiter known by the nickname Baiano gets annoyed after receiving a meager tip from a customer.

São Paulo, SP. 6:03 p.m. Marina, the receptionist for Dr. Clóvis, a dentist, is on the metro on her way home. The train is crowded during rush hour. A burly man stands behind her and, taking advantage of the metro's swaying motion, sexually assaults her.

Teresina, Piauí. 6:45 p.m. At the Maternidade Santa Fé, in the operating room, 35-year-old Marta Oliveira Paranhos gives birth to a baby girl, who will be named Debora Oliveira Paranhos. The father, 40-year-old Sergio Carvalho, will take over the managerial position previously held by Paulo Machado Nunes at the HIPER-BARATO supermarket, sending Paulo to join the ranks of Brazil’s
unemployed.

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Altenir Jose Silva is a Brazilian playwright and screenwriter working in mass media and communications, including Cinema, Theater, Television and the Web. His texts and scripts - both fiction and reality-based - have been presented , produced and performed in the US, the UK, and Brazil. He is a Senior Writer for Scene4.
For more of his writings in Scene4, check the Archives.

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