The Internet Is Everywhere

Tancredo Neves, the neighbourhood in Salvador where I am staying at the moment is not a slum, but it is not far from it. Still, the internet is always around the corner. I am writing this in Antônio's internet café, which links this part of Tancredo Neves (which is big) to the rest of the world.

Antônio, the proud owner himself!

There are just four computers here, but they have everything you need from e-mail to skype to msn. Next to me two kids are playing computer games. Outside, there is a congregation of kids, teenagers and men in their twenties, just hanging around and talking. In 4 months time, Antônio's internet café has become a central point in the neighbourhood, like a proper café - even though there is no coffee here!

Funny to think how my mother in Holland, her friends Sister Beatrijs and Magda, and all my friends in Ireland and elsewhere are only a click away from this community on the other side of the world!