Case file · Haunting
The Blonde of Bonfim cemetery
In Belo Horizonte, the 'Loira do Bonfim' is a beautiful blonde who picks up men downtown, asks them to take her home to the Bonfim district, and vanishes at the gates of the Bonfim cemetery.
1897 CE · -19.91, -43.95 · status: legend
The account
Versions make her a jilted bride who killed herself, or the jealous 'owner' of the cemetery. One version says a radio presenter invented her to scare listeners. The year is the opening of the cemetery with the new capital; the legend itself is undated.
The sceptical view
A local form of the worldwide 'vanishing hitchhiker' tale.