Mother and daughter have lived in a McDonald’s in Leblon for 3 months: can you live in a cafeteria?

A McDonald’s restaurant became a home for two women in Leblon, a wealthy neighborhood in the south of Rio de Janeiro. The presence of mother and daughter at the site has been going on for more than three months and has been attracting the attention of residents and those curious about an outcome.

The case was made public in a CBN report. With five large suitcases, the women, who say their names are Suzy and Bruna and have come from Rio Grande in the South, spend the day at a table inside the chain’s store. fast food, located on the corner of Carlos Góis and Ataulfo ​​de Paiva streets.

They only leave when the store closes, at 5 am, and return at 10 am, when businesses open again, according to CBN.

Residents and people who travel in the region are curious about the case, as they pay for their meals at the restaurant and in other nearby businesses, in addition to always having clothes in good condition and tidy — a scenario that deviates from the stereotype of people who live in a street situation.

According to CBN, residents, businesspeople and public authorities have already tried to offer help to the women, who refused all offers.

They have already talked about their financial conditions a few times, but always in a generic way. Bruna told CBN that her mother, Suzy, had a health problem and was already well, and that now the two were looking for a rental for their tight budget – worth R$1,200.00, completely incompatible with the reality of Leblon .

According to Rio’s Social Assistance Secretariat, the women claimed in a recent approach that they were waiting for Bruna’s husband to arrive from France so they could rent a property.

CBN also showed that Suzy and Bruna already defaulted on the hotel where a street vendor worked, in the Copacabana neighborhood, in 2022. The default was confirmed by the hotel management, according to CBN.