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Showing posts with label Brazil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brazil. Show all posts

Monday, August 30, 2010

Elisany Silva - Tallest Teenage Girl From Brazil

Today’s tallest teenage girl is Elisany Silva, a 14-year old Brazilian. Standing 6 feet and 9 inches tall, Silva makes everyone short around her.
Elisany Silva - Tallest Teenage Girl From Brazil
Her mother said they are not certain if Elisany has abnormalities in her height. In an interview, she said, “I want her to stop growing up to be like the other girls because I know she feels weird and sometimes wants to be like them.” In her doubts, she could not a see a doctor to check her daughter because they cannot afford the hospital charges.

Silva at her young age had to stop going to school because she no longer fits in the school bus. She is so tall that she cannot also play normally with the other teens her age. Even at their house, she has difficulty moving around because her height reaches their ceiling. She occasionally bangs herself in the head with the wooden beams.

According to a doctor, Silva might have a disease called “Giantismo.” Her growth is not normal and is rapid in increase. This may cause her death if she would not stop growing because her body will be stressed and may shutdown her thyroid and ovaries.

Despite such adversities, it is good news for Silva to have her dream of modelling come true. She has an upcoming debut on the cat walk in a Bridal Show to be held in Belem, Brazil.


Sunday, February 28, 2010

Eye Popping Man - Claudio Paulo Pinto

Claudio Paulo Pinto is looking to break an eye-popping record. Literally. Pinto can pop his eyeballs out of their sockets at least 7 millimeters (0.3 inches), a national record for eye-popping according to RankBrasil, an organization modeled after the Guinness Book of World Records that lists Brazilian records.

Eye Popping Man - Claudio Paulo Pinto
Eye Popping Man - Claudio Paulo Pinto

A former driver, Pinto got a job scaring visitors in a commercial haunted house in Belo Horizonte, 210 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. But he recently was laid off, and now he seeks international recognition for his ability.

"I was measured by an opthamologist on television in January. I could pop my eyes out 7 millimeters," Pinto said by telephone Saturday. "Since then, my capacities have improved over 50 percent."

That could put Pinto close to the record. The title of "furthest eyeball popper" in the Guinness Book of World Records currently belongs to Kim Goodman of Chicago, who can pop her eyeballs 11 milimeters (0.43 inches) out of her sockets.

Pinto's ability is called "globe luxation." Doctors say it can strain blood vessels and nerves between the eyes and the head and feels unpleasant but usually doesn't cause lasting damage.

Pinto says he's been luxating his globes since he was 9 years old and "it doesn't hurt a bit."