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Mientras tanto, en Cuba
João Pedro Almeida

Mientras tanto, en Cuba

The weeks in Cuba just before the opening of the American Embassy in Havana were exciting, with an expectation of things changing quite noticeable in most people's words, although what that change would mean for them was a huge void. Despite all that change (that ended up never happening, or at least was stalled), everyday life keeps moving and basic needs must be taken care of.

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Created
Mar 17, 2016
Updated
Feb 08, 2022
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#Cuba #Havana #People #Change #Street #Portrait #Urban

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Small Lada from Soviet period passing by decaying occupied houses at the Vedado area.
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Boys fishing in the waters of the Havana bay at Regla area, very close from where the small ferry that comes Havana Old Rown docks.
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Working out in a warehouse converted into a gym in Centro Habana.
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Boys using an abandoned pier close to Cienfuegos marina to dive on a hot Sunday.
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Playing domino in the street, rum was included in the mix.
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Waiting for the opening time at a non-state grocery store in downtown Havana. Despite not having food shortage issues, finding better quality produce could mean that getting to the grocery before everybody.
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A nanny with the two children at her care at Havana. The two children aren’t siblings.
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Solares, the derelict and partially abandoned houses occupied by families that make each division into their home. This one is an old hotel in the center of Cienfuegos.
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Inside an abandoned house in Havana.
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Elderly man in his house life in Havana. He used to live with brother, until he passed away.
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Kitchen inside one of the apartments of an occupied "solar" at the Vedado area.
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Woman outside her home on an abandoned hotel in Cienfuegos.
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An school building occupied some decades ago, now in one of the old classrooms a grandmother talks about the granddaughter’s school grades.
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A room split between two men in Cienfuegos, the scorching heat of July explains those fans.
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Man smoking a cigar inside his house in Trinidad.
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Solares, the derelict and partially abandoned houses occupied by families that make each division into their home. This one is an old hotel in the center of Cienfuegos.
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Mother and child going down the stairway of a building at Vedado
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Kids running back home on a late afternoon at Regla area.
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A classic American car parked outside the big arcades that are so typical of Centro Habana.
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