EPISODE · Jan 31, 2025 · 30 MIN
Endless work, little money, occasional UFOs: my father’s five decades driving Brazil’s roads
from The Audio Long Read · host The Guardian
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 theguardian.com/longreadpod
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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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Endless work, little money, occasional UFOs: my father’s five decades driving Brazil’s roads
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