Explore published stories from Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brasil and nearby.
In 2007, 12-year-old Gabriel Kuhn was killed at a teenage neighbor’s home in Blumenau. Early coverage centered on a computer game, but investigators recorded sexual violence and framed its role as a possible motive. The dossier follows contemporary sources, the juvenile measure, and leaked photographs while respecting the limits of sealed records.
126 km · Guaratuba
Evandro Ramos Caetano's disappearance in Guaratuba led to an investigation marked by ritual allegations, torture-induced confessions, and decades of litigation. The acquittals corrected a miscarriage of justice; they did not identify who killed him.
165 km · Curitiba
In January 1974, stones broke the windows of a house in Curitiba while police, neighbors, and clergy searched for an explanation. Contemporary coverage documents the investigation and shows how a single witness's account grew into a legend.
167 km · Curitiba
The mummy is real, but the man behind the legend almost vanished from later tellings. A Campo Largo newspaper report from 1977 changes the timeline and describes a fight, a survivor, and a witness the police still sought.