Irineu Cruz and his wife Jucicleide Silva said that even though they already have 13 sons, they will not stop and continue to have babies until they have a daughter as they wish.
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| The couple Irineu Cruz (40 years old) and Jucicleide Silva from Conceição do Coité (Brazil) have long been teased by friends and neighbors as owning their own football team because they have 13 sons. |
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| Population experts say the odds of a couple giving birth to 13 sons in a row are only about 1 in 8000. However, Irineu and his wife still feel sad and unsatisfied and have yet to have a daughter. |
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| When Jucicleide Silva became pregnant for the first time 20 years ago, Irineu, then 20, told his wife: “I will name the baby if it is a boy. You will name the baby if it is a girl.” To this day, Jucicleide has not had the chance to name her, while Irineu has had to do it 13 times. |
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| Irineu and Jucicleide’s sons range in age from 1 month to 18 years. Both boys and girls have names that begin with the letter “R”. “Most of the good South American soccer players have names that begin with the letter “R”. So we decided to name our boys after the style of soccer and the players I like,” said Irineu. |
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| Most recently, Irineu's family welcomed baby boy Ronaldo to the "team" including: Robson (18 years old), Reinan (17 years old), Rauan (15 years old), Rubens (14 years old), Rivaldo (13 years old), Ruan (12 years old), Ramon (10 years old), Rincon (9 years old), Riquelme (7 years old), Ramires (5 years old), Railson (3 years old) and Rafael (2 years old). |
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| Irineu’s sons even joined the village football team and played together on the weekends, with Irineu often playing referee. When the Irineu family team won, he was rewarded with a goat, or some food for the children. |
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| “They play football very well. Robson and Rauan are star strikers in our team. It would be great if my boys played for Brazil. The only boy who doesn’t seem to like football much is Reinan. Reinan is more interested in chasing girls than the ball,” Irineu said with a smile. |
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| As the one responsible for taking care of the family, Ms. Jucicleide said: every lunch she usually cooks 1kg of rice, 1kg of beans and a large package of pasta. Although the family has encountered many difficulties, she has never let anyone go hungry. “If my family only has 1 loaf of bread, we will share it equally with everyone. My sons are very well-behaved and considerate,” Ms. Jucicleide said. “However, I still wish to have a baby girl. It would be wonderful if I could name my daughter.” |
According to Tien Phong Online
