Country

Brazil

cases
5
years
1902–2026

Disputed: 2 Legend: 3

  1. 1900–1909

    1. c. 1902–present White ladies · Legend The Blonde in the Bathroom – the Ghost of Brazil's School Toilets Conselheiro Rodrigues Alves School, Guaratinguetá, São Paulo state Every Brazilian child knows the “blonde in the bathroom,” summoned in a mirror. The legend leads to a school in Guaratinguetá and a young woman who died in 1891.
    2. c. 1909–present Forests, islands and abandoned places · Legend Queimada Grande – Snake Island and the Last Lighthouse Keeper Ilha da Queimada Grande, Atlantic Ocean off São Paulo state Thousands of venomous lanceheads live on a small island off Brazil. Legend says a lighthouse keeper's whole family died there – and no one may land.
  2. 1930–1939

    1. 1937–present Haunted houses and manors · Disputed The Castelinho on Rua Apa – the Mystery of the Reis Family Castelinho da Rua Apa, São Paulo In 1937 a mother and her two sons were found shot dead in a small “castle” in São Paulo. No one knows who fired – and the house was long called haunted.
  3. 1970–1979

    1. 1974–present Forests, islands and abandoned places · Legend The Joelma Building – the Thirteen Souls from the Elevator Edifício Praça da Bandeira (formerly Joelma), Avenida 9 de Julho, São Paulo The Joelma tower fire of 1974 killed 191 people. Thirteen unidentified victims are now venerated like saints, and the building is said to stand on cursed ground.
    2. 1976–1980 Séances and mediums · Disputed A Letter from Beyond the Grave in a Goiânia Court Goiânia, Goiás A 15-year-old was killed by a friend's accidental shot in 1976. The court acquitted the friend after weighing a letter from the dead boy, written by a medium.