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Via Instagram/carteiroamigodosanimais
If you believe pop culture, then the battle between the loyal guard dog (or cat) and the mailman is a tale for the ages. The pet’s protecting the home from the person with the envelopes, while the mail carrier is just trying to do their job and deliver some overdue bills. It’s a trope that’s been milked to death.
In Brazil, however, the story is quite the opposite. In the city of Sao Paoulo, a mailman named Cristiano da Silva Antunes actually befriends the animals he meets, and takes photos with them and shares them on Instagram