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Endless work, little money, occasional UFOs: my father’s five decades driving Brazil’s roads

Endless work, little money, occasional UFOs: my father’s five decades driving Brazil’s roads

As a sociologist, my career couldn’t be further from that of my father, who spent his life on the road as a truck driver. It’s only in recent years, as illness has struck, that I’ve started to truly understand him. By José Henrique Bortoluci. Read by Felipe Pacheco

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January 31, 202530m 31s

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As a sociologist, my career couldn’t be further from that of my father, who spent his life on the road as a truck driver. It’s only in recent years, as illness has struck, that I’ve started to truly understand him. By José Henrique Bortoluci. Read by Felipe Pacheco. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/longreadpod">theguardian.com/longreadpod</a>

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FamilyBrazilCancerAutobiography and memoir