Kite flying in Brazil grows increasingly popular — and dangerous

Yet another activity that took off during the pandemic is kite flying. In Brazil, at least, the long-popular kite battles that kids wage, to cut each other’s strings, and be the last kite in the sky, have turned into a full-fledged adult obsession. Michael Fox reports that the lengths people will go to have a sharp string has become dangerous.

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