where drugstores come from

como nascem as farmácias

Overview

In the last three years, more than 29 thousand pharmacies have been opened in Brazil. In Rio de Janeiro, there is one pharmacy for every 2.6 thousand inhabitants. In the Laranjeiras neighborhood, when bakeries, cafeterias, bookstores, beauty salons close, The question arises: will it become a pharmacy? "how pharmacies are born" is a video poem about this recent phenomenon of transformation of the urban landscape and the affective memories we cultivate in our surroundings.