Portraits of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performers and staff
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Portrait of performer Paulo Cesar Oliveira dos Santos.
A victim of bullying when we was younger, he said he was motived by the kids he met through his work. He learned English just in the last few years while on the road with Ringling Brothers. "I see the kids and hug them. Some kids, you can feel it ... some kids need [extra] attention. I can hug [them], I can give love [to] the kids, because that [what] kids need. I love to [give my heart to them] because I feel like them."
After 146 years, the "Greatest Show on Earth" will close its curtain in the end of May.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus started in 1919 when the circus created by James Anthony Bailey and P. T. Barnum merged with the Ringling Brothers Circus. The circus' parent company, Feld Entertainment, made the decision to end the show after waning ticket sales and long court battles over the treatment of animals, particularly the elephants, made the costly entertainment event unsustainable.
![Portrait of performer Paulo Cesar Oliveira dos Santos.<br />
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A victim of bullying when we was younger, he said he was motived by the kids he met through his work. He learned English just in the last few years while on the road with Ringling Brothers. "I see the kids and hug them. Some kids, you can feel it ... some kids need [extra] attention. I can hug [them], I can give love [to] the kids, because that [what] kids need. I love to [give my heart to them] because I feel like them." <br />
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After 146 years, the "Greatest Show on Earth" will close its curtain in the end of May. <br />
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus started in 1919 when the circus created by James Anthony Bailey and P. T. Barnum merged with the Ringling Brothers Circus. The circus' parent company, Feld Entertainment, made the decision to end the show after waning ticket sales and long court battles over the treatment of animals, particularly the elephants, made the costly entertainment event unsustainable.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000Q88.6YG7jsM/fit=1000x750/g=G0000BI8ps.2vTPA/150827-Sinclair-RinglingPortraits-010.jpg)
