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This Brazilian Dude Has Lived Rent-Free in a Sandcastle on the Beach for Two Decades

This Brazilian Dude Has Lived Rent-Free in a Sandcastle on the Beach for Two Decades

If you’ve ever dreamed of moving away from people and living on the beach, just know it can be done.

Marcio Mizael Matolias, a Rio de Janeiro resident, lives in a 10-foot sandcastle on the beach for the last 22 years.

He makes his money by running a used bookshop out of the sandcastle.

According to Quartz, the average rent in Rio is about double the average person’s average pay, so this Matolias might have the right idea.

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