Adelir Antônio de Carli
Brazilian priest and balloonist (1967–2008)
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- Adelir Antônio de Carli (8 February 1967 – between 20 April 2008 and 4 July 2008), also known as Padre Baloeiro or Padre do Balão (Brazilian Portuguese for 'Balloon Priest'), was a Brazilian Catholic priest who died after a cluster-ballooning attempt on 20 April 2008.
- Biography Adelir Antônio de Carli was born on 8 February 1967.
- His parents divorced when he was four years old.
- Carli worked as a tire repairman with him and later as a gas station attendant at his uncle's gas station, while also painting tablecloths as a side job.
- Carli unexpectedly joined a seminary in Paranaguá, being ordained in August 2003.
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WikipediaAdelir Antônio de Carli (8 February 1967 – between 20 April 2008 and 4 July 2008), also known as Padre Baloeiro or Padre do Balão (Brazilian Portuguese for 'Balloon Priest'), was a Brazilian Catholic priest who died after a cluster-ballooning attempt on 20 April 2008. Carli undertook the exercise to raise money to fund a spiritual rest area for truck drivers in the port city of Paranaguá.
Adelir Antônio de Carli was born on 8 February 1967. He was the third child of Salete Gundalin and Aurélio de Carli, and had three siblings. His parents divorced when he was four years old. He lived with his mother in Paraguay until her death due to a throat tumor when he was fifteen years old, after which he returned to Brazil to live with his father. Carli worked as a tire repairman with him and later as a gas station attendant at his uncle's gas station, while also painting tablecloths as a side job. He was described as a quiet and humble person, and was an excellent student. Carli unexpectedly joined a seminary in Paranaguá, being ordained in August 2003. He worked in Ampére before being appointed as the head of the Paróquia de São Cristóvão – a parish in Paranaguá – in 2004.
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