When Jules Verne printed Across the World in Eighty Days again in 1873, telling the fictional story of the eccentric Englishman Phileas Fogg and his journey world wide, he may not have anticipated that individuals would attempt to repeat Fogg’s journey in actual life. And one in every of them was born in Brazil, only a few many years after the guide’s launch. His title was Rubens Pinheiro, born within the northeastern metropolis of Salvador.
In 1927, nearing his 18th birthday, Rubens determined to embark on an surprising — and admittedly unthinkable — journey: he would trip his bicycle from Brazil’s Northeast coast…
