Max is back in Sweden now, but did an incredible job out there in Belem (Brasil) for some month, writing about  the film making with the kids, traditions, myth and daily life in a so different continent from Europe.

Here goes a little excerpt from his last posts about a funny ghost story among Taxi drivers in Belem.

Taxi Belém #6

As the ghost stories told by other drivers have caught my attention I keep asking the ones I come across and here another convo on the theme.

19:20 30/1, WSF UFRA – Cidade Folia.

“Ghost in Belém, yes, I know about her. Ha, I know where she´s buried. “

Me: What, where?

T.D: She´s lying in Santa Izabel. I know, because some drivers goes there every now and then to light a candle. Her name is Severena Rumana.

Taxi Belém #7

After googling Severena Rumana Belem I find out that she´s probably spelled Severena Romana and is so famous that there´s a film about her, if it is the same which I have to presume. How ever, it´s sure interesting and I keep asking and telling drivers about what I´ve heard so far.

14:00, 31/1, Hotel Santalice – Mst camp with secret whereabouts..

¨Hahaha, you´re mixing the stories. The one who got run over is another girl and Severena Rumana is the legend. The girl is the one stealing your money and leaves everyone frustrated. Or, wait, yeah she haunts the drivers who passes her ¨spot¨- where she got runover. ¨

Me: Have you seen them?

T.D: They don´t exist!! I´ve been driving for 32 years, trust me boy, they don´t exist. I´ve never seen them.

Me: Fair enough, you´ve experienced anything strange apart from un- existing ghosts? 32 years is a lot of memories right!?

T.D: Eh, yeah, I once, about 15 years ago when I drove a VW beetle, picked up a pregnant woman hitchhiking to the hospital. Suddenly she screamed to me ¨STOP!¨ and right after hitting the brake I was delivering a baby. Inside my own car. I´ve been running as a ambulance several time saving kids and pregnant women.