Brazil's Supermom | Mommy Dearest | Part One
Scamfluencers
Wondery
4.1 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2022
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Beloved gospel singer and congresswoman, Flordelis dos Santos de Souza was revered in Brazil as the “Mother of the Nation” for adopting 55 children. But when her husband is killed during an armed robbery -- everyone in the family becomes a potential suspect. The investigation unravels a deception so twisted it shocks the nation. Is Floredlis a superstar or super-criminal?
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| 0:23.0 | Sarah, do you remember Octamum? |
| 0:26.9 | How could I forget about Octamum? |
| 0:29.6 | Okay, remind us who Octamum is. |
| 0:32.5 | She's a woman who made the bold choice to have a bunch of kids at once. |
| 0:37.2 | Right, she was pregnant with eight children at the same time. |
| 0:40.0 | Well, I'm about to tell you a story about a mom with 55 kids. |
| 0:45.5 | Her name is Flo DeLise de Susa, and she's got this saintly reputation in Brazil. |
| 0:51.6 | In fact, she's known as the mother of the nation, because she's not just a super mom, |
| 0:56.4 | she's also a pastor, a gospel star, and a member of Congress. |
| 1:02.0 | Results a big country. There's a lot of people there. |
| 1:04.8 | Yeah, and she populates a third of it. |
| 1:08.7 | Well, you know, listen, it's obviously not easy, especially after her husband dies. |
| 1:14.4 | He was also a famous evangelical pastor, Anderson Ducarmo, and he was only 42. |
| 1:21.0 | Anderson's funeral is held a few miles from Rio Dijonero on a clear June day in 2019. |
| 1:29.2 | The cemetery's rolling hills are dotted with palm trees, and the funeral is packed, |
| 1:35.3 | because there are like 2,500 mourners that gather to pay their respects. |
| 1:40.4 | Sorry, 2,500 mourners? |
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