Teodoro is also tuned in to the radio and updating the news wall when a government official appears in the lobby.

"Excuse me, is this Teodoro's boardinghouse?"

"Teodoro Reis, at your service." Teodoro responds with a smile.

"I am a city inspector. We have received an anonymous report that this place is irregular. Can we verify if the documentation for this place is in order?"

Teodoro breaks his smile and opens his eyes wide. What does it mean? Virtually no Happiness Slum house is properly legalized since the neighborhood was not planned by the City. Why did the City Hall go to collect documentation just from him?

"Tax Mister, I...