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Casa Martins / Martins Store

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This was a small store that my grandfather had in the Rio de Janeiro's downtown. Was called "Casa Martins" (something like "Martins Store"), and it sale the modern motorcycles and bicycles of that time. (He directly imported them of Europe and USA). As he died in 1934 in a race car accident (his hobby), I imagine that this photo is of this year or previous. Before this, he already had lost one of his legs in an accident like that one...

You can see the Bike Shop here: www.flickr.com/photos/leonardomartins/447168546/

 

Esta era uma pequena loja que meu avô tinha no centro do Rio. Era chamada "Casa Martins", e vendia as modernas motos e bicicletas da época. (As importava diretamente da Europa e Estados Unidos). Como ele morreu em 1934 num acidente com um carro de corrida (seu passa-tempo), imagino que esta foto seja deste ano ou anterior. Antes disto, já havia perdido uma de suas pernas num outro acidente como este...

Você pode ver a oficina aqui: www.flickr.com/photos/leonardomartins/447168546/

 

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