A sege parava e o espetáculo
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Quando havia impedimento de gente ou de animais, a sege parava, e então o espetáculo era particularmente interessante; as pessoas paradas na calçada ou à porta das casas, olhavam para a sege e falavam entre si, naturalmente sobre quem iria dentro.
When there was obstruction of people or animals, the carriage stopped, and then the spectacle was particularly interesting; the people stopped on the sidewalk or at the door of the houses, looked at the carriage and spoke among themselves, naturally about who would go inside.
The narrator describes a scene where a carriage stops due to an obstruction, and people observe and comment.
The narrator describes how when the carriage was blocked by people or animals, it would stop, and the scene became interesting as onlookers would stop and speculate about who was inside.
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