Hexa family: 14 relatives with 6 fingers in each hand plan cup party

A family living in Brasilia has a different characteristic from the others: of the 24 members, 14 have six fingers and toes, which allows a series of games and puns at the World Cup in which Brazil plays the sixth championship. “We are already hex. Brazil needs to run after us, ”joked family member Silvia Santos.

Polydactyly - the name given to the genetic mutation that causes a person to be born with more than five fingers - began with Francisco de Assis Carvalho da Silva, the family patriarch, who passed on the trait to four of his five children and later to the grandchildren.

Relatives are organizing to have a big June party on the 23rd, when Brazil faces Cameroon in Brasilia. Although the party was named "Arraiá dos Hexa", the family members "penta" will also be invited, as they represent the current number of titles of our selection.

Via InAbstract