Campinas' iceberg: g1 investigates 25 stories that are part of the city's imagination

Below, g1 presents some of the investigations and shows what the investigation revealed. The mystery of Pavilion 18 at Unicamp The supposed existence of a secret laboratory at Unicamp is one of the stories that emerged after the Varginha Case, in 1996. The version, spread by ufology researchers, states that the creatures seen in Minas Gerais had been taken by the Army to Campinas to be analyzed in a restricted access area of ??the university known as "Pavilion 18". According to Thiago de Souza, creator of the project "O que te Assombra?" and researcher at the Brazilian Association of Cemetery Studies (Abec), the narrative says that the space would work at the Chemistry Institute and would be intended for the storage and study of extraterrestrial beings. There are also reports that military personnel provided security at the site. SEE ALSO: After 30 years, doctor claims that colleague filmed 'strange being' surgery inside hospital 'I will always be the girl who saw ET': unpublished videos reveal the origin of the case Thirty years later, the story was remembered again in the documentary series "The Mystery of Varginha". In the production, coroner Fortunato Antônio Badan Palhares stated that he received a call informing him that he should remain in the laboratory because the Army would take "material coming from Varginha" for analysis. The shipment, however, never happened. “This material has not arrived until today,” he stated. Asked who made the call, Badan said he didn't know who was responsible and that he didn't remember being told that the material was alien. Unicamp denies any relationship with the story. In a statement, the university stated that "this topic continues to resonate and ends up feeding a narrative about something that never existed and does not exist within Unicamp." According to the institution, although the subject arouses curiosity and is part of the popular imagination surrounding the Varginha Case, it also generates a recurring demand to clarify situations "that have no basis and that have never been part of the University". An EPTV report revealed that the basement area of ??Unicamp identified as a secret laboratory location had an engine room and hot water pipes for the university hospital Reproduction/TV Globo Fepasa Tunnel Built in 1918 to connect the Center to Vila Industrial, the Fepasa Pedestrian Tunnel is listed by the Council for the Defense of the Artistic and Cultural Heritage of Campinas (Condepacc). About 200 meters long, it was built to facilitate the crossing of residents of Vila Industrial, where mainly railway and industrial workers lived. Over time, the darkness and isolation of the tunnel gave rise to several legends. The oldest, according to Souza, is that of Velho do Guarda-chuva, well known in the 1950s and 1960s. The story goes that a man drowned during a flood and started to appear at one of the tunnel entrances. At the same time, a mysterious woman would appear at the other end. The two would walk towards each other and disappear when they met in the middle of the passage. In the 1990s, another legend gained strength: that of the Ghost in the Spotlight. According to the report, the apparition appeared in front of those who had already passed the so-called "point of no return". Rushing towards pedestrians with an intense light, it would illuminate the path, blind people for a few moments and pass through their bodies before disappearing. Later, the story gained a less scary version. Instead of chasing whoever passed through the tunnel, the man with the searchlight began to be described as a ghost who carried a lamp to light the path of whoever started crossing. When he got close to the exit, he disappeared. Pedestrian tunnel in Vila Industrial, in Campinas (SP), is surrounded by legends of ghosts João Tocchetto de Oliveira Aldo Chioratto, Gilda and more Some characters marked the history of Campinas and remain alive in the residents' memories. Among them are scout Aldo Chioratto, Gilda and Mané Fala Ó. Aldo Chioratto was 9 years old when he died during a bombing of the old Companhia Paulista de Estradas de Ferro station, on September 18, 1932, during the Constitutionalist Revolution. A Scout, he carried messages between the military command installed in Largo do Rosário and the railway station, where troops and weapons departed. On the day of the attack, he was off duty and waiting for a train alongside his mother when he was mistaken for a soldier by a federal aviation pilot, who dropped a bomb on the area. Aldo died instantly. In 1966, his remains were taken to the Ibirapuera Obelisk, in São Paulo, where he is the only child honored. In Campinas, it also gives its name to a street and the historical center responsible for the ceremonies of the 9th of July holiday. Another well-known figure in the city was Geovina Ramos de Oliveira, known as Gilda. The nickname came after she watched the film Gilda (1946), starring Rita Hayworth, and began to identify with the character. Between the 1940s and 1970s, she was known for walking around the Center wearing flashy dresses, hats, fur stoles and "miss" or "queen" sashes. He attended the 7th of September parades, followed the band at Praça Carlos Gomes, went to the Municipal Theater and the Guarani games, where he wore the "Miss Bugre" banner. He also liked to invent stories about his own life. She said she was the widow of singer Francisco Alves, lover of Getúlio Vargas and fiancee of Orestes Quércia, who years later donated a popular house to her. Admitted to a psychiatric hospital in 1950, she returned to Campinas after discharge and resumed her routine on the streets. He died in 1974 and inspired research, works by artists and a documentary. Another character who is part of the city's memory is João Lopes de Camargo, known as Mané Fala Ó. Born in 1931, he began traveling around the Center at a young age, doing small jobs and selling newspapers. He became known for his catchphrase "Girl, tell me", repeated to the women he met. When he received the answer, he followed the path. Despite his curious approach, he was loved by residents and traders. Mané died on December 23, 2003, aged 72, after being run over in the Center. He was buried in the Saudade Cemetery, where a plaque remembers his story, which also inspired cultural tributes. Aldo Chioratto was killed during bombings in Campinas Reproduction/EPTV *Interns under the supervision of Gabriella Ramos. VIDEOS: everything about Campinas and the region See more news about the region on g1 Campinas