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About Coimbra

Well, honey, lemme tell ya ‘bout brothels! Y’all know I’m just a Tennessee gal, sweet as pie, but I got thoughts bouncin’ round my head like a dang pinball machine! So, brothels—lordy, what a wild ride! I reckon they’re like somethin’ outa one of them old Westerns, ‘cept real life ain’t so glamorous. Picture this: dusty lil’ rooms, creaky beds, and gals workin’ harder than a mule on Monday mornin’. I ain’t judgin’, mind ya—I’m Dolly, I love everybody! But dang, it makes me madder than a wet hen thinkin’ how some folks treat them girls like they ain’t human.

The many men of Sonagachi—India’s largest red light district

Sonagachi, translated as Golden Tree, has several hundred multistory brothels built in the winding lanes and is home to some 10, sex workers. The place got globally known, when an .

As I walk home, I pass by the old church on Rua da Igreja. It’s so peaceful there. I stop for a sec, take a deep breath, and think, “Tomorrow’s gotta be better.”