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The Thirteen Souls of the Joelma Building | True Hauntings & Ghost Stories
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- May 10, 2026
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In 1974, a fire tore through São Paulo’s Joelma Building, killing nearly two hundred people and leaving thirteen victims so badly burned they could never be identified. Buried together at São Pedro Cemetery, they became known as As Treze Almas (the Thirteen Souls) and over time, their grave became a place of prayer and offerings. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Join Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUP Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joelma_Building_fire https://www.narratively.com/p/the-killer-doctor-the-swirling-fire-and-the-worlds-most-haunted-building https://www.narratively.com/p/the-killer-doctor-the-swirling-fire https://moonmausoleum.com/the-joelma-building-and-the-ghosts-of-the-13-souls/ https://latinamericanpost.com/americas/continuing-impact-fifty-years-after-latin-americas-deadliest-high-rise-fire/ https://aldianews.com/en/culture/heritage-and-history/without-eternal-rest Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on tomorrow. Sarah and Tobie xx "Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SURVEY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.