Rio - Walk back from beach update

On my way back from Copacabana beach I saw a middle acged to elderly lady eating a pastry (fair enough) and holding a small cactus in her other hand. This, of course is not a particularly unusual acitivity nor deviant but something in the combination and the not-really-there look in her eyes gave me cause to take note. Strange place. Saw a postwoman asleep on the street the other day too. Homeless people, sure, strange place for a job endowed person to take a nap though! Hallo to Dee in cold , wet and windy Cork by the way!