| THE
HARD WORK OF THE "BORRACHEIRO" |
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| Borracheiros
from Câmara de Lobos on the southern part of the island arrive at
the installations of Henriques & Henriques. Circa 1935. |
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| The "Borracheiros"
would move in single file, walking and sometimes running down steep rocky
paths on distances up to 20 kilometres to arrive at wine lodges where
the wine would be poured into large casks to begin the process of maturation. |
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| The
“borracheiros” would walk in single file up to sometimes 20 kilometres
to deliver the grape juice to be processed by the wine manufacturers.
On the left, the “borracheiro” is now relegated to folk festivals
and other historical festivals on Madeira. Nearly everything is carried
by truck to the big wine presses. |
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