{"id":233,"date":"2008-06-01T21:05:33","date_gmt":"2008-06-02T01:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=233"},"modified":"2014-07-18T18:49:30","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T18:49:30","slug":"man-makes-money-off-of-pet-vulture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/man-makes-money-off-of-pet-vulture\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Makes Money Off of Pet Vulture"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man from a rural part of Minas Gerais is making lots of money off of his pet urubu <\/i>(vulture), Loira. Loira, which means blonde girl in Portuguese, appears at special events for R$1,200 per appearance. Loira’s owner, C\u00e9lio Luiz da Silva, participates in paragliding competitions, where Loira’s presence is frequently requested. She even helps the fliers find the right wind currents.<\/p>\n

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When C\u00e9lio travels with Loira, they stay together in the same hotel room, though Loira sleeps in the bathroom. Unlike wild vultures, Loira prefers cooked meat, though she does enjoy a nice pig’s head once in awhile.<\/p>\n

C\u00e9lio’s dream is for Loira to appear at a Flamengo soccer game in Rio de Janeiro, since Flamengo’s mascot is an urubu<\/i>. However, C\u00e9lio is afraid that if Loira accidently flew into the opposing team’s crowd, she might get hurt.<\/p>\n

To see some very silly photos of Loira and her owner, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A man from a rural part of Minas Gerais is making lots of money off of his pet urubu (vulture), Loira. Loira, which means blonde girl in Portuguese, appears at special events for R$1,200 per appearance. Loira’s owner, C\u00e9lio Luiz da Silva, participates in paragliding competitions, where Loira’s presence is frequently requested. She even helps…<\/p>\n

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