In 1974, a fire tore through São Paulo’s Joelma Building, killing nearly two hundred people and leaving thirteen victims so badly burned they could never be identified. Buried together at São Pedro Cemetery, they became known as As Treze Almas (the Thirteen Souls) and over time, their grave became a place of prayer and offerings.

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Research Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joelma_Building_fire

https://www.narratively.com/p/the-killer-doctor-the-swirling-fire-and-the-worlds-most-haunted-building

https://www.narratively.com/p/the-killer-doctor-the-swirling-fire

https://moonmausoleum.com/the-joelma-building-and-the-ghosts-of-the-13-souls/

https://latinamericanpost.com/americas/continuing-impact-fifty-years-after-latin-americas-deadliest-high-rise-fire/

https://aldianews.com/en/culture/heritage-and-history/without-eternal-rest

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