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Mozambique: Need a Ride? Take the Chapa

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Mozambique, Arts & Culture, Citizen Media, Humor, Travel

Lucas, a Brazilian journalist in Mozambique, on his blog A voz de África (Voice of Africa), wrote a story [1] [pt] that describes peculiar and funny situations one may come across while travelling with the local transport called chapa. A photo report [2] on Demotix illustrates these over-busy minibus taxis in the crowded streets of Maputo.