Adrian Castañeda (16) performs as a fire eater at the "International Magic Circus", a poor circus travelling company, in Villa El Salvador, Lima (Perú). A child worker since he was 7 years old, Adrián gets paid $5 dollars for each show and travels along the capital city of Lima with many different circus companies. Prior to his work as a circus performer he had several jobs including construction worker and egg seller. He lives by his own and hasn't finished

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Keywords: child, circus, entertainment, labour, poverty