Have you ever heard of the 1996 Varginha UFO/ET incident, considered by some the “Brazilian Roswell”? Did you know that region of the country has always been a high strangeness and UFO hotbed?
I’m making this thread as a way to condensate all I’ve learned in this past year since I became interested in this topic, about the high strangeness history of my country, Brazil, in English, as a way to keep it all condensed in one place, and for future references. So, let’s begin:
The region of Brazil in which the incident ocurred, has been known as a high strangeness / UFO hotbed for centuries prior to the incident. This region is comprised by four, very important towns to the UFO and strangeness phenomenon: Varginha , São Thomé das Letras, Três Corações, and Luminarias. I will tell you the story and background of each town, and their relevance to their phenomenon.
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Let’s begin with the most infamous one, Varginha. This small town located in the southwestern part of the country. It was ground zero for perhaps one of the most notable UFO incidents in recent history: a UFO was reported to have crashed just outside the city on the early morning of January 20th, 1996.
Over the course of the day, multiple witnesses reported sightings of strange creatures roaming about the town, which ultimately culminated in heavy handed military intervention. Despite this, and the fact that this incident was subject to a 50 year long ultra top secret classification, the FIRST and ONLY in the entire history of Brazil, our military clumsily maintains that nothing out of the ordinary happened.
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The next interesting town, São Thomé das Letras, was founded next to, and named after, a cave system that is considered “holy” and “mystical” by the locals. The most notable cave in this town is called “Gruta do Carimbado”. Century old local legends say that this cave was once the home of “small humanoids”, and that it used to be a place which even “angels” and “light beings” used to come down and visit. And thus a church commemorating such “angels” was constructed in the region, and a town around it over the years.
Another curious legend about this place, is that locals have always maintained that this cave system is somehow directly connected to Machu Picchu, Peru. Some say it’s a literal underground connection, some energetic, some even claim there might be a portal down there. Speculations aside, I find it very interesting that effigies and sculptures depicting creatures very similar to the fabled Varginha ETs, were found by grave robbers in Peru, of all places.
Last, but not least, shortly after the 1996 Varginha incident, all the caves in this region were abruptly and permanently sealed by our military, despite much local protest. These were considered holy sites, after all. They claimed it was for safety reasons, but…the timing is most curious. These cave entrances remain sealed to this day.
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The next town, Luminarias, is very interesting due to the fact that it’s namesake is a direct reference to the UFO phenomenon. Way back in the 1750s, when our country was still expanding and being settled, prospective settlers came upon an interesting region in which they’d observe strange lights dancing about the sky, descending and ascending from, and to, mountain ridges and bodies of water.
The name “Luminarias” translates to “Luminaries / Bright Lights” . The town’s official site even mentions and confirms that the towns namesake is directly connected to the UFO phenomenon, it’s in their official site. They pride themselves in being “The only city in Brazil to be named after the UFO phenomenon”.
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And the last interesting town of the region, is Três Corações. It has been a military town for years, as it is host to the Brazilian Army Combatant NCO Academy (ESA) , which serves as one of the best high ranking military training schools in the country. It is from here that the troops were dispatched to deal with the 1996 incident. This base is very conveniently located!
It is also the birthplace of one of the most notable ufologists of Brazil, Vitorio Pacacchini, the very same credited with spreading the word about the 1996 incident, and making it famous. He and his partner were the ones responsible for interviewing witnesses, and getting them to draw what they had claimed to see. He also maintains that he KNOWS the incident is real, because as a child of a military town, he had many childhood friends who’d worked at the base at the time, and they all privately confirmed to him that what happened was real.
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Some additional tidbits which I find interesting, isolated Brazilian Native Tribes, when shown pictures of the classic greys, refer to them as “ant people” or “light people”, a very intelligent underground people who used to be friendly to humans, but not so much anymore. It’s interesting that some north american native tribes, such as the Hopi, also mention these “ant people” as being our friends.
I also find it curious that Tom Delonge , someone who seems to have a certain measure of insider knowledge, hints that South America is the most important location to the phenomenon by far. Why, he doesn’t say.
And that’s all of it! I hope at least some of you find my info dump interesting! My personal conclusions is that these beings are indeed coming from under the earth/ocean, and that South America’s underground might be a very important base, or colony of sorts. After all, ours is a vast territory, with no natural disasters such as earthquakes, which I imagine wouldn’t be great for underground dwelling species!
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