Los 3 Inimigos de los vándalos

The city of Curitiba launched a campaign against vandalism on public transport using the cartoons of Tiago Recchia and his "Los 3 Inimigos” (The 3 Enemies). The organizers believe that humor can be much more effective language than a formal message. "Los 3 Inimigos" are very popular in Curitiba and it is expected that they reach especially the soccer fans, among which the vandals are common.

Tiago Recchia was born in Tubarão (SC), passed through Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Cascavel and back to Curitiba when he was 16 already as a cartoonist for a local newspaper. He is cartoonist of the “Gazeta do Povo” since 2005. "Los 3 Inimigos” represents three fans of the three main soccer teams of Curitiba (Atlético, Coritiba and Paraná) which was inspired by the movie "Three Amigos" by John Landis and also by the cartoon "Los 3 Amigos" by Angeli, Glauco and Laertes.

It is important to mention that "Los 3 Inimigos" do not speak Spanish but a mix of Portuguese and Spanish.

Tube Stations

The photo shows a huge tube station which serves for loading and unloading of passengers that use the public transport in Curitiba, attended the Bi-articulated buses. This station is the Eufrásio Correia square, at Avenida Sete de Setembro.

Public Transport of Curitiba

The public transportation system of Curitiba is known in Brazil and internationally as a synonym of efficiency and inovation. It was implemented in the 1970s, seeking low operating costs and high quality.

This system includes exclusive channels for bi-articulates buses (270 passengers capacity) that links big terminals in every district of the city. With one ticket only, you can travel the whole city, switching stations or terminals.

The system is composed of 27 terminals, 351 tube stations (which allow rapid loading and unloading) and a big fleet of different kinds of buses (each kind has a different purpose).
More details can be found at http://www.urbs.curitiba.pr.gov.br/ and in many articles (including in english) at the internet.