Brazilian Home Shopping

Channel 35 is the local home shopping network, auction style. But instead of weird thigh-busting exercise equipment, kitchen appliances no one has heard of (or needs), and 17-step skin care lines, this Brazilian home shopping network specializes in…well, livestock.

Every time I flip by this channel I cannot help but stop and watch incredulously. Who is buying their livestock, (specifically cows) off this channel? And these are the strangest looking cows I’ve ever seen. And best of all, the auctioneer style announcers yell at top speed about the specimen in question. Beleza! Grande produtividade! And then they start the bidding at 900 Reals.

(See, this is not a joke.)

The clear photo compliments of my friend Digger. The other one is a snapshot of my dark ages tube television. Awesome.