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title: The Dark Secret of Brazil’s Identical Twin Town
description: "Discover Cândido Godói, the Brazilian town where 10% of births are twins—half identical. Explore the bizarre theories from Nazi doctor Josef Mengele to genetic isolation and inbreeding."
url: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/dark-secret-brazil-identical-twin-town.md
canonical: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/dark-secret-brazil-identical-twin-town
datePublished: 2026-06-28
dateModified: 2026-06-28
author:
  - name: Simon Whistler
    url: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/author/simon-whistler
publisher: Decoding the Unknown
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type: Article
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summaryUrl: https://decodingtheunknown.pub/article/dark-secret-brazil-identical-twin-town.md.summary.md
---

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Discover Cândido Godói, the Brazilian town where 10% of births are twins—half identical. Explore the bizarre theories from Nazi doctor Josef Mengele to genetic isolation and inbreeding.
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