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Rain lashed against my windshield as I white-knuckled the steering wheel through Salvador's flooded streets. That familiar dread pooled in my stomach when I spotted the last open spot near Pelourinho - another brutal encounter with parking meters awaited. I fumbled with soggy coins, the machine's red "OUT OF ORDER" light mocking me through the downpour. Then Eduardo's voice echoed from last week's football match: "Você precisa do ZUL, amigo." My thumb trembled as I downloaded it during that stor