I love Mia Couto books, he really can mesh the fantastic and the real very well. Give a read in Sleepwalking Land whenever you can!

One of the most awkward interactions I’ve ever had was when I went to buy condoms and the guy at the counter said “they’re so expensive!! That’s why I don’t use them. But you’re doing the right thing, I am the one wrong”

And if you really want to pay for that appointment, you can schedule one for R$ 50~200 (more or less 8~40 dollars) depending on the place you go.