A sign of any busy street is shoeshine boys, often busy in the mornings catering to people going to work.
A sign of any busy street is shoeshine boys, often busy in the mornings catering to people going to work. This shoeshine shop in Piassa is one of the more organised ones. But such shops do more than shine, including mending shoes. It also sells shoelaces, seen here hanging and arranged according to colour.