Humans Still Eating Other Humans The three people suspected of making empanadas out of human flesh are not the only cannibals out there. Brazil, in particular, has been linked to cannibalism in recent years. The Lancet journal reported in 1994 “that eating human remains” was common among 250 people who lived in an Olinda slum. “Poverty and a lack of compliance with laws” were blamed, since the starving individuals were eating human body parts that they found in the Brazilian city’s garbage dump. keep reading

Humans Still Eating Other Humans

The three people suspected of making empanadas out of human flesh are not the only cannibals out there.

Brazil, in particular, has been linked to cannibalism in recent years. The Lancet journal reported in 1994 “that eating human remains” was common among 250 people who lived in an Olinda slum. “Poverty and a lack of compliance with laws” were blamed, since the starving individuals were eating human body parts that they found in the Brazilian city’s garbage dump.

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    Oh look the meat on the empanada looks like a baby… XD
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    YUM…om…
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    Most awkward thing I read about my country today. Not even true O___O EWWWWWWWWWWWW
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    If they’re the wheat ones I’d take a bite or two!
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    Seriously?
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    EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
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    Not to be rude or anything but that photo of the empanada isn’t exactly helping this cannibalism story.
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    I can never again eat an empanada….
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    … . well, that’s somewhat uh … . interesting.
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    I can’t imagine all...yummy. discoverynews:
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