Lis Bettini

He tries to live, to connect, to be part of the world, but every door he finds is always closed. No one sees him, no one listens to him. One day, he discovers the reason for his loneliness.

Amid the chaos of the city of Recife, the boatman known as “Pai” earns his living from the Capibaribe River, keeping alive the age-old route that connects the working-class neighborhood of Iputinga to the upscale area of Poço da Panela.