Brazilian Haunted Highways – Marechal Rondon, SP-300

SÃO PAULO – In this world of modernity, since the mid-twentieth century, the list of the places haunted traditionaly, this list was expanded. In the past, ruins, graveyards, abandoned houses, for example, were places of refuge for lost souls. 

Trapped spirits to their earthly woes remain linked to the places where they experienced their last moments of life interrupted, in general, by violent death.

With the advent of new ways to die, as car accidents on highways, the transit routes they also became, in some cases, places, cursed by ghostly apparitions. 

Today, almost all networks of motorways, as well as local roads and even rustic trails, have their hauntings in certain stretches. Brazil, of course, also has their hauntings of road.

Here are some examples: At Marechal Rondon highway (SP-300) a ghost bride appears to travelers. The apparition is a young woman. She uses a beautiful wedding dress, white, embroidery, with veils and gloves. The bride appears waving to motorists, asking them to stop. She seems desesperate.

According to local legend, the ghost bride appears dressed to marry for a reason. She died victim of an accident during the trip by car between the cities of São Paulo state, Bauru and Pirajuí, where the cerimony would be realized. 

On the same road, still in the state of Sao Paulo, the stretch between the cities of Bauru and Jundiai alo has a haunting. The apparition of a black woman accompanied by a blond child who appears to have two years old. 

Elsewhere of the same highway the specter of a cop seems to be stuck in some situation, He appears from nothing and remains unmoved, vigilant, even under strong storms.

SOURCE: BELTRAMIM, Luiz. Mistérios vagam pelos caminhos da região.
IN JCNET published in 12/02/2010 05/12/2010
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Areias City – The ghosts of the Road of the Tropeiros

Areias (Sands) is a small city located at the of São Paulo state, in a region called Vale do Paraíba (Paraiba Valley). There, exists a sinuous track, a haunted road, the SP-68, the Tropeiros highway. When the night falls, ghosts trucks appear on this road with their lights on, scaring the drivers who are surprised by these sudden visions.

The elders tell that the trucks are transporting spectra of spectra. Spectra of the trucks that meandered on that road at the epoch of the Revolution of 1932. They experience an eternal loop of death, transporting to nowhere the spirits of the soldiery confused who died during the conflict. The elders tell that the trucks are spectra of spectra. Spectra of the trucks that meandered on that road at the epoch of the Revolution of 1932. They experience an eternal loop of death, transporting forever the wandering spirits of the soldiery who died during the conflict. They travel starting from nothing to go to nowhere.

There is also the ghost of a prosperous farmer. He had promised Our Lady Aparecida a pilgrimage to the shrin, by foot, in gratitude for a grace achieved. Always deferring the fulfillment of promessa, he died. Even today he is on that road. He doesn't want to reach the shrine on foot. Lazy, the ghost wants a ride and it gets on the road, waiting a car or a truck hoping to stop anyone. He needs the permission of the driver to enter in the vehicle. This phantom should ask a ride for the truck of the ghosts soldiers. Let's meditate...

SOURCE: Um Farol na Estrada
IN Mistérios do Vale – June, 2010
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Ghostly paranormality at Itatira city

Andréia Alves Marcolino, 16, has already experienced

the phenomenon more than five times. She is very afraid.

MORE: The Curse of the Magaia ghosts

BRAZIL. CEARA state. ITATIRA CITY. At the city of Itatira, hinterlands of Ceará state, a 220 km da capital, Fortaleza, northeaster of Brazil, students from a rural school (School of Elementary Teaching Eduardo Barbosa at Cachoeira district) are suffering a strange phenomenon. With Aged between 12 and 19 years, from different classes, youths  fall in trance.

During the trance, the students enter in a strong agitated state. Some crises are much intense reaching to cause faints in the victims. 

When they regain consciousness, all tell the same thing: they saw the ghost of a former student who died seven years ago.

One girl, Beatriz da Silva Nascimento, describes the ghost: He is swarthy, tall, and wears blue pants. He speaks to us. Gives a very strong headache, then we see our colleagues in falling, we feel heavy and the fainting comes. The episodes became frequent.

Since June 2, 32 students were affected by the strange disorder. As in cases of demonic possession medieval the evil affects almost exclusively the feminine sex. Were 32 girls and one boy... 

In just one day, 25 students were received at Emergency of the local Hospital. The doctor Pedro Thiago Fleet commented: The students arrived shouting, presenting a picture of hysteria with a certain degree of aggressiveness.

The persons talk of a number of other symptoms: muscle aches, headache, breathlessness, weight on the chest, pallor, chills, difficulty walking, nausea, muscle paralysis, increased heartbeat, high blood pressure, fainting, anxiety and fear of dying.

Facing these facts, local authorities are seeking a solution. Priest and parapsychologist are being consulted. 

A Mass was celebrated at the school but the phenomenon was repeated during the ceremony: one girl had a trance and spoke with a strange voice. 

While science bet on the old theory of mass hysteria even without finding motivation, the evangelical pastor José Carlos reveals:  

It can be a spiritual force acting within the school. Because at that school three young people died in accidents. In this case, according to the pastor, if the phenomena are produced by wandering spirits, the solution are on the prayer. 

SOURCE: 

ALVES, Antonio Carlos. Paranormalidade em Itatira.
IN Diário do Nordeste – published in 06/09/2010
[http://diariodonordeste.globo.com/materia.asp?codigo=797396]