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UPDATE: Apparently, Noiva de Cordeiro isn’t exactly the bachelors’ paradise it was made out to be by Western media. According to a recent article in the Brazilian newspaper O Globo, the Belo Vale town isn’t that much different from any other rural settlement. Most of the women shown in the photos working in the field and doing chores are apparently happily married, and the population is made up of both men and women, in equal proportion. It’s just that the majority of men work in the city during weekdays, so they’re left tending to their homes and crops.

Unfortunately it’s been again confirmed that if something sounds too good to be true, it generally is. 

Unfortunately it’s been again confirmed that if something sounds too good to be true, it generally is. 

Noiva do Cordeiro, a picturesque Brazilian town in the hills near Belo Vale, is one of the very few all-female settlements in the world. Its 600-odd female residents are mostly between the ages of 20 and 35. They all live by a strict set of rules that allows only women to dominate society – but now they’ve extended an invitation to potential male suitors.

Of course, that doesn’t mean that the men they choose are welcome to live with them. All men – including husbands and sons above the age of 18 – are banished from Noiva do Corderio. They have to work away from home and can only visit during the weekends. Girl-power rules in this rural community, and women are in charge of every aspect of life including farming, town planning and religion.

It’s a interesting way of life, but the residents of Noiva do Cordeiro believe that it’s the best way to live. “There are lots of things that women do better than men.” said resident Rosalee Fernandes, 49. “Our town is prettier, more organised, and far more harmonious than if men were in charge.”

“We share everything, even the land we work on,” she added. “Nobody competes with anyone here. It’s all for one, and one for all. When problems or disputes arise, we resolve them in a woman’s way, trying to find consensus rather than conflict. And there’s always time to stop and gossip, try on each other’s clothes and do each other’s hair and nails.”

The unique town of Noiva do Cordeiro was founded in the late 19th century, when a woman named Maria Senhorinha de Lima left the man she was forced to marry, for the man she loved. She was branded an adulterer in her hometown in Minas Gerais state, and was chased out of town after the Catholic church excommunicated her and the next five generations of her family.

So in 1891, she went to live away from the local population, and was soon joined by several other single women and single mothers. The entire group was vilified by the locals as loose women and prostitutes. That’s when they decided to isolate themselves from the outside world, and founded the town of Noiva do Cordeiro.

In 1940, an evangelical pastor named Anisio Pereira married one of the women in the community. He then founded a church in the town and imposed strict puritanical rules on the women, banning them from drinking alcohol, listening to music, cutting their hair, or using contraceptives. When he died in 1995, the women of the town decided never again to let any man dictate how they should live.

So they completely dismantled the male-based organised religion he had set up, and since then, they’ve been making their own rules. “We have God in our hearts. But we don’t think we need to go to church, get married in front of a priest or baptise our children,” said Rosalee. “These are rules made up by men.”

Well, Noiva do Cordeiro sounds like a really great place to live in as a woman, except for one glaring problem – there are no men! Although the women of the town are strikingly beautiful, they just find it too hard to meet a potential partner or spouse. “Here, the only men we single girls meet are either married or related to us, everyone is a cousin,” admitted Nelma Fernandes, 23.

“I haven’t kissed a man for a long time,” she added, ruefully. “We all dream of falling in love and getting married. But we like living here and don’t want to have to leave the town to find a husband.”

So to solve the problem, the town’s leaders came up with a proposition – eligible bachelors are welcome to come to the town to meet its women, but only if they’re willing to adapt to living in a woman’s world. “We’d like to get to know men who would leave their own lives and come to be a part of ours,” explained Nelma. “But first they need to agree to do what we say and live according to our rules.”

Living in a women’s world may not come easy to most men, but considering how pretty the girls in Noiva de Cordeiro are, I’m pretty sure many bachelors will put their pride aside in a heartbeat.

Photos: Facebook

Sources: Mirror.co.uk, Globo

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What this man discovered in an abandoned building is absolutely terrifying!

The problem with exploring abandoned buildings is you never know what could be lurking around the next corner.

One urban explorer received the fright of his life in an old sugar mill after getting separated from the rest of his group.

Instead of catching up with them as quickly as possible, the adventurer decided to take a photograph of a darkened tunnel he stumbled upon and made an alarming discovery.

‘I moved toward the tunnel, readying my camera as I felt the little hairs on the back of my neck stand tall,’ he explained.

‘It was dark in there, so I popped up my flash on my new camera and held down the trigger, not expecting anything.’

He added: ‘As I held it down for it to focus and I stared at the tiny, LCD screen I saw it. I saw that tall, dark figure staring straight back at me from the other side of the tunnel.

‘I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t think. My chest heavy, my heart frozen, I did what any idiot would do. I went down the tunnel after it and here’s what I found.’

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Meet The World's Oldest Glamour Model

By NEIL GOODWIN

BUSTY great-granny is celebrating after being crowned the OLDEST glamour girl by Guinness World Records.

You won’t see Annette Edwards sitting in an armchair knitting while sucking on a mint imperial. The super gran has been working as a jet-setting topless pin-up ever since she was a teenager.

At the ripe age of 60 she’s STILL whipping-out her surgically-enhanced 36DDs. And Annette’s dedication to modelling has now been officially recognised by the men with clipboards at Guinness, who’ve crowned her the world’s most veteran topless pin-up. The triumphant blonde – who is a mum-of-10, grandmother-of-nine and great-grandmum-of-two – received her coveted certificate this week. She scooped the top award after being published posing with her breasts proudly on display earlier this month in Sunday Sport – aged 60 years and 315 days.

Annette, from Worcester, said: “Glamour modelling has been my living for as long as I can remember and I absolutely love everything about the industry. “When I first started out all those years ago I never dreamed I’d still be posing with my boobs out in my sixties. “But I don’t see why I should have to stop just because I qualify for a bus pass. “A lot of glamour fans like their ladies to be mature!”

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Bubbly Annette isn’t your typical housewife – she’s spent a whopping £18,000 on cosmetic surgery, from boob jobs to Botox and face lifts. And the GILF – aka Granny I’d Like To F*** – even posed NUDE for Playboy, aged 45. The devoted wife, who breeds prize-winning Continental Giant rabbits for a living, says there’s plenty of life left in her curves yet.

Annette, who still enjoys jogging and going to her local gym, added: “I’d still like to be posing nude when I’m 80. Why not? “I still feel fit and healthy and I’m always getting letters from fans telling me how much they enjoy looking at my pictures. “I think the most important thing is that my family is really supportive of the work I do. I’ve got one daughter who has tried her hand at glamour modelling too and another who is interested in having a go.

“And I’d love it if they became as successful as I have been. “It’s a fantastic way to earn a living and I’ve met some truly wonderful people throughout my career.”

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'Zombie Car' abandoned in China street, overgrown with ivy

By Ed Flanagan, Producer, NBC News

 

BEIJING – Residents on a street in China finally said good riddance Friday to a car, almost completely engulfed by foliage, which has become a social media sensation since it was abandoned a year ago.

The old, blue-colored van was dubbed ‘Zombie Car’ by social media users after it was reportedly left by its owner in a parking space on Peace Road in Huayang village, Sichuan province sometime in 2012.

 

In China, abandoned cars are known colloquially as “jiangshiche,” or “zombie cars.” But the Huayang example, hidden almost completely by leaves, quickly became the most famous zombie car in China, with pictures circulated on social media.

Police tried to remove the vines, but they were so thick and thorny that it was decided the vehicle should be towed away with the green foliage in place – a bizarre sight for other drivers.

 

Officials used the license plate to identify the original owner, Wang Ping. He told police he had sold the vehicle three years ago but couldn’t remember anything about the buyer.

 “This is definitely an authentic creepy zombie car… why is it so scary??!!” wrote one user on China’s twitter-like service, Weibo, “Maybe I’ve just watched too many zombie movies.”

 

“This zombie car is so cool, we cannot even recognize it as a car,” gushed another commenter, “I thought it was a wall covered with vines!!”

NBC News’ Chenyue Zhu and Pei Huang contributed to this report. 

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