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The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.
  • Bianca Rocio, a Salvadorean dancer, seen through a ticket office at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • Isabel, a Salvadorean dancer, applies makeup before her dancing performance at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • A Salvadorean man performs an aerial fabric acrobatics act at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • Bianca Rocio, a Salvadorean dancer, performs a dancing act at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • Enrique, a Salvadorean transvestite, wears jewellery before his singing act at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • A Salvadorean girl, dressed up as a dancer, enters in the trailer before a performance at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • Bianca Rocio, a Salvadorean dancer, applies makeup in her trailer before a dancing performance at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • Enrique, a Salvadorean transvestite, performs in front of an audience at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • Visitors wait in front of the ticket office of the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • A Salvadorean boy sleeps in the trailer belonged to the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • Salvadorean women with their children perform a dancing act at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • The Circo Brasilia tent pitched on a circus site in a village close to Apopa, El Salvador, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • A Salvadorean girl has a bath in front of the tent of the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • A Salvadorean boy applies makeup before his clown performance at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • Washed clothes are laid out to dry on a car hood in front of the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • A Salvadorean boy applies makeup before his clown performance at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • A Salvadorean man performs an aerial fabric acrobatics act at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • A Salvadorean girl is given a bath in front of the trailer belonged to the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • A Salvadorean boy applies makeup before his clown performance at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • Bianca Rocio, a Salvadorean dancer, applies makeup in her trailer before a dancing performance at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • A Salvadorean woman applies makeup before her dancing performance at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • A Salvadorean boy stands in front of a living tent at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • Salvadorean children play a table game in the trailer belonged to the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • Circus visitors sit in front of the empty bleachers at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • Enrique, a Salvadorean transvestite, performs at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • A Salvadorean boy, dressed up as a clown, performs in front of the trailer before a performance at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • Bianca Rocio, a Salvadorean dancer, performs a dancing act at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • Isabel, a Salvadorean dancer, applies makeup before her dancing performance at the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • Salvadorean children play in the empty tent of the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • The Circo Brasilia tent pitched on a circus site in a village close to Apopa, El Salvador, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • A circus sign seen at the trailer of Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.

  • A Salvadorean girl is given a bath in front of the tent of the Circo Brasilia, a family run circus travelling in Central America, 10 May 2011. The Circo Brasilia circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying in Latin America.