BURRÃO | EMBRULHA PRA VIAGEM

I can't believe it. . .

Burrão? What? Wasn't your nickname Fernando Burrão, of 5th grade B in Dom Pedro School?

Yes. My goodness! I can't believe it, man!

You. . .

Don't you remember? André Ventura. Two-time champion of the Mathematical Olympiad.

Wow, you were just the best student in the class. You loved Chemistry. I loved it.

Modesty aside, I rocked it, I immersed myself in Chemistry. Don't you remember I recited the complete periodic table at that Mother's Day presentation in fifth grade? And it was in the fifth grade that we went separate ways.

I remember exactly. You failed in Portuguese with that fateful test there. Of course, you were the one who told the teacher that I was cheating.

Damn, but that was unfair. It was very unfair, Burrão. I had already read the entire Vagalume collection twice.

What were you? On page three of Lost Island? That was bullshit.

Portuguese language was never my forte. Portuguese language? Dude, you weren't good at anything.

Mathematics, Portuguese, Science. How did you manage to flunk PE, Burrão? Hold on, man.

Let's talk about good things. And how are you? Dude, I'm great.

I left high school, went to USP, first place in Mechatronic Engineering. Then I did postgraduate studies, an MBA, and I lived in New York for ten years. Anyway, I'm happy, man.

I'm fine. Congratulations, man. Of course the market has pulled back now.

I was removed from the company I was with. In fact, I have an interview now at a company next door. Some guys who are manufacturing airplanes.

They want a good engineer to give guidance. Let's see if they have the clout to hold me back. Well, at least someone studied in that class.

And you, Burrão? How are you? I never left fifth grade.

-You are kidding. -I'm telling you. But like, let's be honest?

In the classroom, all I remember is you hiding, making little furniture, little houses with those matchsticks. to sell at lunch break, remember that? But then I expanded.

I started making stick furniture to sell as a dollhouse toy. Look! Who said you didn't evolve?

This toy furniture business started to work. I said, why not? I started making residential furniture.

So you opened a little furniture factory? No, I had it. It started to work making residential furniture, I said, I'm going to start building houses.

Look! Do you build houses now? Until about five years ago.

Now we only build buildings above four towers. I mean, are you a construction company owner? Now we have expanded to being automaker.

Of vehicles? No, man. Twin-engine and small planes in general.

Are you telling me you build planes? Not me, man. The builder is the engineer.

I didn't finish fifth grade. I only manage the FB Group. -FB group?

-Fernando Burrão. But look, the B is our secret. Just for luck.

Wait a second. So, the interview I have is with you. No, not with me.

With the HR staff. I don't have the skills for that. I didn't finish fifth grade.

But I will definitely give you a go. Do you want the engineer role? So, Fernando, at first yes.

If you have any other vacancies available, for God's sake. The market is not easy, we know that. Yeah, for sure.

We're going to cash in on that salary, we're going to work together. Wow, Fernando. Thanks a lot, man.

Burrão! Burrão, man.