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zylvia213 · 11-05-2009, 09:45 AM

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Brazilian Man Shows Up Alive at His Own Funeral

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral.
Relatives of Ademir Jorge Goncalves, 59, had identified him as the victim of a Sunday night car crash in Parana state in southern Brazil, police said.
As is customary in Brazil, the funeral was held the following day, which happened to be the holiday of Finados, when Brazilians visit cemeteries to honor the dead.
What family members didn't know was that Goncalves had spent the night at a truck stop talking with friends over drinks of a sugarcane liquor known as cachaca, his niece Rosa Sampaio told the O Globo newspaper. He did not get word about his own funeral until it was already happening Monday morning.
A police spokesman in the town of Santo Antonio da Platina said Goncalves rushed to the funeral to let family members know he was not dead.
"The corpse was badly disfigured, but dressed in similar clothing," said the police spokesman, who talked on condition of anonymity as he wasn't authorized to discuss the case. "People are afraid to look for very long when they identify bodies, and I think that is what happened in this case."
Sampaio told O Globo that some family members were not sure the body was Goncalves.
"My two uncles and I had doubts about the identification," she told O Globo. "But an aunt and four of his friends identified the body, so what were we to do? We went ahead with the funeral."
The police spokesman confirmed there were doubts: "His mom looked at the body in the casket and thought something was strange. She looked and looked and couldn't believe it was her son," Sampaio said. "Before long, the walking dead appeared at the funeral. It was a relief."
The body was correctly identified later Monday, the police spokesman said, and has already been buried in another state. He declined to release the actual victim's name.

Did anyone else see this on the news? I thought it was crazy, imagine showing up to your own funeral...

punxva · 11-05-2009, 09:47 AM

yeah i heard this the other day, that shit is nuts, they need a better system for identifying bodies, because this is a case of epic fail

zylvia213 · 11-05-2009, 09:52 AM

dam i wonder who indentified the body.... So what happens with all the funeral arrangement expensense? Thats wack cause the family or who ever paid for them still needs to pay for all this.

driftsilvias13 · 11-05-2009, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by zylvia213

dam i wonder who indentified the body.... So what happens with all the funeral arrangement expensense? Thats wack cause the family or who ever paid for them still needs to pay for all this.

I'm sure they rather pay that money than having the family member really pass away. I know I would..

LeftNutOfGowd · 11-05-2009, 11:10 AM

Zombie off with his head

ronmcdon · 11-05-2009, 11:38 AM

this is probably why there are autopsies.
wonder who is the mystery meat then.

Edgar · 11-05-2009, 11:54 AM

thats crazy

zylvia213 · 11-05-2009, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by driftsilvias13

I'm sure they rather pay that money than having the family member really pass away. I know I would..

^^^^^

11-05-2009, 09:45 AM	#1
zylvia213 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: LOST ANGELES Posts: 1,975 Trader Rating: (36) Rides Gallery: zylvia213 Feedback Score: 36 reviews	Brazilian Man Shows Up Alive at His Own Funeral Brazilian Man Shows Up Alive at His Own Funeral - International News \| News of the World \| Middle East News \| Europe News - FOXNews.com Brazilian Man Shows Up Alive at His Own Funeral *Wednesday, November 04, 2009* *RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral.* *Relatives of Ademir Jorge Goncalves, 59, had identified him as the victim of a Sunday night car crash in Parana state in southern Brazil, police said.* *As is customary in Brazil, the funeral was held the following day, which happened to be the holiday of Finados, when Brazilians visit cemeteries to honor the dead.* What family members didn't know was that Goncalves had spent the night at a truck stop talking with friends over drinks of a sugarcane liquor known as cachaca, his niece Rosa Sampaio told the O Globo newspaper. He did not get word about his own funeral until it was already happening Monday morning. *A police spokesman in the town of Santo Antonio da Platina said Goncalves rushed to the funeral to let family members know he was not dead.* "The corpse was badly disfigured, but dressed in similar clothing," said the police spokesman, who talked on condition of anonymity as he wasn't authorized to discuss the case. "People are afraid to look for very long when they identify bodies, and I think that is what happened in this case." *Sampaio told O Globo that some family members were not sure the body was Goncalves.* *"My two uncles and I had doubts about the identification," she told O Globo. "But an aunt and four of his friends identified the body, so what were we to do? We went ahead with the funeral."* The police spokesman confirmed there were doubts: "His mom looked at the body in the casket and thought something was strange. She looked and looked and couldn't believe it was her son," Sampaio said. "Before long, the walking dead appeared at the funeral. It was a relief." *The body was correctly identified later Monday, the police spokesman said, and has already been buried in another state. He declined to release the actual victim's name.* Did anyone else see this on the news? I thought it was crazy, imagine showing up to your own funeral... __________________

11-05-2009, 09:52 AM	#3
zylvia213 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: LOST ANGELES Posts: 1,975 Trader Rating: (36) Rides Gallery: zylvia213 Feedback Score: 36 reviews	dam i wonder who indentified the body.... So what happens with all the funeral arrangement expensense? Thats wack cause the family or who ever paid for them still needs to pay for all this. __________________

11-05-2009, 11:10 AM	#5
LeftNutOfGowd Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: O.C Age: 34 Posts: 2,515 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Zombie off with his head __________________

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Edgar Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Indianapolis,IN Posts: 4,979 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	thats crazy __________________ Drift Indy

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11-05-2009, 11:38 AM	#6
ronmcdon Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: beverly hills Age: 86 Posts: 4,254 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	this is probably why there are autopsies. wonder who is the mystery meat then.