Meet 80-year-old Francisco Matรญas who chooses a 105-year-old clay house in the city of Brazil over modern comforts; hereโs why |
In the countryside of Hidrolรขndia, life moves differently. Francisco Matรญas, known locally as Seu Chiquinho, is 80 years old and has chosen a path most people would consider unusual today. He lives in a clay house built by his father in 1920, a structure that has quietly endured for 105 years. The house is simple with thick clay walls, rustic wooden beams, and a calm that seems to wrap around the space. While Brazil rushes forward with cities growing, technology spreading, and modern conveniences everywhere, Seu Chiquinho seems to exist in another rhythm, one that values quiet, community, and the…