Knife Man (Amolador)
"Amolador is the portuguese word for grinder, or knife sharpener. These skilled knife sharpeners push their bikes through the streets, playing a distinctive tune on pan flutes to signal their presence.
Their bikes serve as a mobile workshop, with a sharpening stone mounted on the top tube, a tool box strapped to the back, and umbrellas draped over the handlebars.
Apparently there use to by many amoladores, but with the advent of cheap knifes and scissors it's a dying profession which is too bad because it's pretty cool.
There is a popular portuguese saying, 'Quando há amolador, há chuva', : When the knife sharpener is around, it's going to rain."
"Amolador is the portuguese word for grinder, or knife sharpener. These skilled knife sharpeners push their bikes through the streets, playing a distinctive tune on pan flutes to signal their presence.
Their bikes serve as a mobile workshop, with a sharpening stone mounted on the top tube, a tool box strapped to the back, and umbrellas draped over the handlebars.
Apparently there use to by many amoladores, but with the advent of cheap knifes and scissors it's a dying profession which is too bad because it's pretty cool.
There is a popular portuguese saying, 'Quando há amolador, há chuva', : When the knife sharpener is around, it's going to rain."
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