Meet This Brazilian Couple Who Have 13 Sons And Still Want To Keep Trying For A Daughter

Brazilian couple with their 13 sons, Irineu Cruz, a 40-year-old farmer, and Jucicleide Silva are a happy couple in Brazil. They have been trying for a daughter for almost 20 years but have only had sons. Their sons are now 13 in number and range from a one
month to an 18-year-old.

They decided that Jucicleide would name all the female children and her husband, Irineu will name all the male children. So far, only Irineu has been enjoying from that decision as all their children are male.

Irineu decied to name their sons after famous footballers whose names start with the letter R. He said: “I’ve always admired players like Rivaldo and Ronaldinho, all the best footballers seemed to have a name beginning with R, so I decided to name my sons after them.”

The names of their sons are as follows: Robson (18), Reinan (17), Rauan (15), Rubens (14), Rivaldo (13), Ruan (12), Ramon (10), Rincon (9), Riquelme (7), Ramires (5), Railson (3), Rafael (2) and Ronaldo, (1 month old).

Jucicleide has not given up hope and will keep trying for a daughter.