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Little spider-man saves a baby from a fire

by Luiz Castro | November 11, 2007 at 08:32 am

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A boy called Riquelme Wesley dos Santos, saved a baby Andriele , 1 year old, from a fire , last Thursday , in Palmeira, Santa Catarina State. Riquelme, wearing spider-man's clothes enter over the fires, caught the baby from her crib and get out without any injuries, and is now a national celebrity.” No one could do that, the fire was very intense", said the baby’s mom amazed with the fact. Many Brazilians expressed interest on sending an award for the5 years old Spiderman, but he refused any money so far. The local Chief of the Fire department said in a press conference; this boy had brave attitude, everyone is amazed, but no one should try ever doing that again, Riquelme exposed himself a high level of risk.

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jordan

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at 08:45 on November 11th, 2007

!!! Where did you hear about this? What a great story! Thanks for translating- so far all I can find is Portuguese-language coverage. How do you say "what a total stud" in Portuguese?

Luiz Castro

at 12:41 on November 11th, 2007

Here is the original in Portuguese:

http://oglobo.globo.com/pais/mat/2007/11/11/327119511.asp

jordan

at 08:50 on November 11th, 2007

So awesome that I have to comment twice.

mpress

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at 08:53 on November 11th, 2007

lfcastro, Good stuff.

andrestanev

at 10:42 on November 11th, 2007

Here is a video of the little boy explaining how he did it ... http://terratv.terra.com.br/templates/channelContents.aspx?channel=2481&contentid=185048

Luiz Castro

at 18:11 on November 11th, 2007

Obrigado pelo link!

valeu!

jordan

at 13:57 on November 11th, 2007

I've never wished I understood Portuguese more than right now! Was the kid already wearing the Spider Man outfit, or did he put it on in order to run into the burning house?

Luiz Castro

at 16:47 on November 11th, 2007

Hello Jordan, now you can:

Translation of the Video:

From the fiction to the reality: Although he had never watched any of Spiderman movies, this little boy, five years old who lives in a rural zone of Palmeiras, in the Catarinenses mountains, (South of Brazil) wearing a Spiderman outfit, saved a baby 1year and 10 months old who was sleeping on her crib wile the house was getting consumed by the fire.Little boy speaking:“I saw the house burning, I made a decision, I entered in the house and saved her” The mother of the baby, Andrieli dos Santos told to the boy to don’t get into the fire. Mother of the baby speaking: “I started crying and screaming, he told me to stop cry – “I will save her”- I yelled him to stop, but he did not obey, he got into the house on fire and brought her in his arms”.