SAO PAULO: Guests at a wedding in southern Brazil might have thought they had had too much soda to drink, but they were not seeing triple. There were indeed three identical brides.
Triplets Rafaela, Rochele and Tagiane Bini were married on recently in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in a joint ceremony, fulfilling their childhood dream of walking down the aisle together.
The 29-year-old sisters appeared in the same white mermaid gown, with identical hairstyles and matching veils. The only distinction was the color of their bouquets.
The trio has done everything together since they were young, and dreamed of getting married on the same day.
Their father was beaming as he gave them away.
“We walked together to the middle of the aisle and from there, I walked each one down the aisle individually,” said their proud father Pedro.
The brides spent six hours at the salon getting hair and makeup done. A few styles were tested, but the vote on the final look — a low, pulled back bun — was unanimous.
There were 18 groomsmen in attendance, each wearing different colors depending on which wedding party they were with.
Identical Brazilian triplets say ‘I do’ — together
Identical Brazilian triplets say ‘I do’ — together
Trunk snapped off famed Bernini statue in Rome square
ROME, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A marble elephant designed by Baroque master Gian Lorenzo Bernini has been damaged, with its left tusk found snapped off and lying at the base of the monument in the heart of Rome, authorities said.
The damage was uncovered on Monday night and police said they would review video footage from Piazza della Minerva to determine whether the tusk was vandalised or simply fell off following weeks of unusually heavy rains.
Italy's Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli made clear he thought it was deliberate, saying the 17th statue, which supports an ancient Egyptian obelisk, was victim of an "absurd act of barbarity".
"It is unacceptable that once again the nation's artistic and cultural heritage must suffer such serious damage," he said in a statement.
It is not the first time the sculpture, popularly known as the Elefantino (little elephant), has been damaged.
In November 2016, the tip of the same tusk was similarly found broken off. The piece was reattached during restoration work.
The sculpture, created in 1667 by Ercole Ferrata based on a design by Bernini, stands a short distance from the Pantheon, one of most visited tourist sites in Rome. (Reporting by Francesca Piscioneri, editing by Crispian Balmer)
