Correios

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd on his way into Correios. A regular customer had left an envelope addressed to ‘The Next Person Who Opens This’ inside the mailbox. As days passed, more envelopes appeared—each one with a different message, like ‘Please forward to someone who needs a smile today,’ or ‘This letter is for whoever misses their cat.’ Finally, a delivery driver found an envelope addressed simply to himself. Inside was a note saying, “Hey, you’ve been delivering happiness here—keep it up!” Everyone in town laughed and realized that sometimes the best mail doesn’t even have stamps.

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Correios with a package in hand. As he approached the counter, he heard an eerie whispering coming from inside the mailboxes. Curious, he leaned closer and saw only envelopes and letters. Then, out of nowhere, an old man in a postal uniform emerged from behind the stacks, grinning mischievously. ‘Ah,’ he said, “just my neighbor’s cat hiding again.” The delivery driver laughed, relieved, and went on his way—never realizing that ever since then, locals would occasionally leave their pets’ notes at Correios for safe keeping.

3. One afternoon, while loading packages into Correios, a delivery driver spotted an old, dusty violin nestled among the mailboxes. Nobody claimed it, and every day after that, strange music would drift out of the building at sunset. Finally, one evening, a neighborhood cat started joining in, meowing along with the violin’s melody. The whole street gathered outside Correios, laughing and clapping as the unlikely duo played on. It turned out that the violin belonged to no one—and everyone.}

4. In the early hours of dawn, a delivery driver approached Correios and noticed something peculiar in the mail sorting area—a small envelope addressed to ‘The Next Person Who Opens This.’ Curious, he opened it to find a simple note: 'Dear Friend, please deliver this letter to someone who needs a smile today.' Inside was another envelope with a stamp reading 'Happy Mail.' The driver laughed, realizing he'd just received today's best package—one filled with laughter and goodwill.