For a picture in a newspaper, a young man found his mother after 24 years

Thanks to the publication of a photo in a newspaper article, Kilian Imwinkelrie he found his biological motherAna Paula Archangelo dos Santos. The 24-year-old was born in Brazil, but a couple of Swiss adopted him and have since been living in Europe. The image that he saw happened by chance turned 180 degrees into his life.

In May 2018, a building in the city of San Pablo caught fire and hundreds of families lost their homes. Without a roof to shelter, the survivors set up a precarious encampment around the rubble. A journalist of the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo He approached the place and questioned several of the victims.

One of them was Ana Paula, a 48 year old woman who had lost everything. His photo, alongside some tents, is one of the many illustrations of the note. Although no one ever imagined that at the other end of the world, a boy trying to align with his past would read I would notice something special about this lady.

Six months after this publication, Kilian contacted the determined reporter to clarify his feelings. "My biological mother calls Ana Paula Archangelo dos Santos, she is 48 years old today, they have the same name and age mentioned in the report, in the photo, I see a lot of similarities with meDo you know something about it? ", He wrote convinced.

Kilian was right. The woman interviewed by the intermediary of San Pablo was actually her biological mother. Once the news was confirmed, he went to the Brazilian city with his adoptive parents to meet her.

Ana Paula explained that she I did not want to give it up for adoptionbut that had not had another way out. The father was gone, he had two other children and social badistance offered no help. "I did not want to do that, but he was small, I would not know what was going on. Someone would take good care of him"he explained.

Although he was raised in Switzerland, Kilian's always felt different from others. "I live in a country where people are calm, discreet, punctual, all the time I knew that there were things that I had inherited from Brazil, how to dance and sing it's something we carry in our blood, "explained the young man.

After meeting, the mother and son kissed each other in tears. Ana Paula, in her inconsolable cries, asked for forgiveness. Without really understanding Portuguese, Kilian smiled at him and told him to stay calm. After 24 years apart, they were already together.