João Pereira Ramos Neto is proud to say he is a pipoqueiro, a person who sells popcorn. He moved from Paraíba, northeast of Brazil, to Rio to seek a better life, and found it with the jeitinho. that singularly Brazilian ability to adapt, be clever and make do with whatever one has. He parks his cart in the corner of Praça Nossa Senhora da Paz in Ipanema and sells popcorn every afternoon. It is fascinating to watch as the line forms and he opens the saquinho
