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Ari Shapiro

The risks are high and the rewards low for the desperate manteros of Madrid

Four young men from Senegal sell bracelets in Madrid on October 20. (Ricci Shryock for NPR)

In parts of Madrid, a blanket could lead to jail time for Senegalese street vendors known as the manteros.

They sell counterfeit goods that sit on mantas, Spanish for blankets. They often don't have work visas and the police harass them, but they can make a little more money selling knockoffs.

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