A social media post says that women in the Brazilian town of Noiva do Cordeiro are desperately looking for men because their town doesn't have enough men. In this article, let's check this claim.
A number of news websites released reports in August 2014 about the Bazillian village of Noiva do Cordeiro. There are 600 women living in this village, according to news reports, and since there were no suitable bachelors, the women made their case to interested men.
After this, BBC Brasil contacted and spoke to three village residents, who told them that these reports were baseless. According to the report, the village’s population is 300, comprising women and men, contrary to what the news reports say.
The residents told BBC that there was no campaign to find husbands. Rosalee Fernandes, one of the interviewees featured in the news reports (here), told BBC that she had not given any interviews. “What happens is that our husbands work in Belo Horizonte(a nearby city) during the week. But nobody here is desperate, no sir, we are workers”, she told BBC. “Please, you guys need to help us debunk this rumour. This is land of worthy people” Rosalee told BBC.
E-Farsas.com, a Brazillian fact-checking website, debunked this rumour in September 2014; the fact-check article can be read here. We have contacted Rosalee Fernandes for clarification and this article will be updated with her response once it is received.
In conclusion, the post also makes a very old hoax by falsely claiming that women in the Brazilian town of Noiva do Cordeiro are desperately seeking men due to a shortage.
Claim: There aren't enough men in the Brazilian town of "Noiva Do Cordeiro," so many beautiful women are desperate for love and a husband.
Fact: In 2014, a number of news organizations first reported that Noiva do Cordeiro lacked male residents. Residents of Noiva do Cordeiro told BBC Brasil that the claims were unfounded, and subsequent stories were removed from several media outlets. Therefore, the claim is FALSE.
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