Meet the garbage collector who becomes Spider-Man in the interior of SP Garbage collector Carlos Daniel Siqueira Amancio adopted an unusual strategy to face the freezing dawns of Leme (SP): becoming the superhero Spider-Man. With a sound box and a lot of energy, the street sweeper transformed the city's heavy urban cleaning routine, which starts before 5am in temperatures of around 8°C, into a show of dance and good humor. ? Follow g1 São Carlos and Araraquara on Instagram In the collection company's changing room, Carlos leaves his coats and puts on his blue and red uniform. "It's to give you energy, right? You have to be a hero to face the day to day. Because it's not easy. And even more so this cold. So you have to get dressed and put on a costume to give the atmosphere a relaxed feel", he explained. More news from the region: VIDEO: drug drive-thru generated R$300,000 a month, police say; 16 people are arrested TRASH: sofas, mattresses, pruning and rubbish are discarded on sidewalks and streets FATALITY: bodies of 3 workers killed in an accident are buried Coffee to warm up and superhero chop Garbage collector becomes Spider-Man and entertains the residents of Leme, SP Rodrigo Sargaço/EPTV The working day officially began with the trucks still in the dark. To overcome the wind before sunrise, the team adopted an immediate tactic. "This little coffee here wakes you up, right? It warms your chest, as you say, and gives you that boost to start the day like that", said Carlos. With the sound box, Carlos transformed the asphalt into a stage, infecting colleagues and residents. "Here there is joy up there, self-esteem, dancing, music. The partners follow there, they learn on a daily basis." Public affection and family support The affection of the route's residents became the main fuel for the professional. One of the residents made a point of praising the worker's attitude: "I always wait for him here. [He's] my friend, my everything, right? I love him," said elderly caregiver Rosimeire Aparecida Bueno. 'Super-Gari' wins over residents with kindness during garbage collection in Leme. The kindness was reciprocated by Carlos, who highlighted his life motto. "That's what encourages us, it brings us a good mood every day to work happily." The performance on the streets also feeds the collector's social networks, which has support from an uncle behind the scenes. "We've been in this fight for seven years, right? And then, facing it. There's no other way. You have to put a smile on your face, put your energy up there, put some music on," he said. Garbage collector braves the cold in a Spider-Man outfit, in Leme (SP) Rodrigo Sargaço/EPTV EPTV VIDEOS: See more news from the region on g1 São Carlos and Araraquara
Garbage collector becomes Spider-Man and tells how he faces the cold in the interior of SP: 'You have to be a hero'
Meet the garbage collector who becomes Spider-Man in the interior of SP Garbage collector Carlos Daniel Siqueira Amancio adopted an unusual strategy to face the freezing dawns of Leme (SP): becoming the superhero...
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