Tag Archives: strange
The Amazon Trekker Posted by Rachel on Aug 12, 2010
One of the big stories in the news this week is about Ed Stafford, a thirty-four year-old Brit who spent two and a half years walking the entire length of the Amazon River and just arrived at the end, in Belém. He ended his miraculous journey after briefly passing out, shortly before reaching the Atlantic…
Coin saves Brazilian woman’s life Posted by Rachel on Dec 3, 2009
Yesterday, O Globo reported that a young woman’s life was spared because of a R$1 coin tucked under her clothes. Luciana Duarte de Sousa broke up with her boyfriend of a year, who didn’t take the news very well. He followed her, pulled out a gun, and shot her at point-blank range. Incredibly, the bullet…
Weird but True Posted by Rachel on Nov 5, 2009
There are plenty of weird but true stories that come out of Brazil, and this one is no exception. This week, a man thought to have been killed in a car crash showed up at his own funeral. Ademir Jorge Gonçalves, age 59, was out drinking with friends in Santo Antônio da Platina, Paraná when…