The "Estepilha" column reports on the lack of cleaning in public and private areas in Funchal, such as Rua da Carreira, where the stonework and steps of commercial buildings show accumulated dirt.
The text emphasizes that the maintenance and washing of thresholds and steps of commercial establishments are the responsibility of the shopkeepers, and that municipal regulations require them to maintain the adjacent pavement area. The publication laments the lack of enforcement and the frustration with a dirty city, suggesting that the City Council could implement awards and honorable mentions to encourage urban civility.
A restaurant owner from the 90s is remembered who, on her own initiative, meticulously washed the pavement in front of her establishment every Sunday, an example of civic-mindedness that, according to the author, has had no followers.
