At 36, I married a woman who was a beggar… and years later, when three luxury cars arrived in town, her true identity shocked everyone.

When I turned 36, the neighbors in Santa Luzia do Vale, a small town in the interior of Minas Gerais, used to whisper behind my back:

— At that age and still without a wife? He’ll end up an old bachelor.

The truth is, I had a few relationships, but nothing worked out. Fate never seemed to be in my favor. So …