Brazil's Supermom | Mommy Dearest | Part One | 7

Scamfluencers

Wondery

Society & Culture

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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0:36.4	Sarah.
0:39.3	Do you remember Octa Mom?
0:42.5	How could I forget about Octum?
0:45.7	Okay, remind us who Octam is.
0:50.4	She's a woman who made the bold choice to have a bunch of kids at once.
0:53.2	Right. She was pregnant with eight children at the same time.
0:58.1	Well, I'm about to tell you a story about a mom with 55 kids.
1:09.6	Her name is Flo Delis Desusa, and she's got this saintly reputation in Brazil. In fact, she's known as the mother of the nation, because she's not just a super mom. She's also a pastor, a gospel star, and a member of Congress.
1:15.5	Brazil's a big country.
1:17.0	There's a lot of people there.
1:18.2	Yeah.
1:18.6	And she populates a third of it.
1:21.9	Well, you know, listen, it's obviously not easy, especially after her husband dies.
1:27.8	He was also a famous evangelical pastor, Anderson Do Carmo, and he was only 42.
1:36.3	Anderson's funeral is held a few miles from Rio de Janeiro on a clear June day in 2019.
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