Want to drink with Osama Bin Laden? Well you can in a bar in Brazil, sort of. A bar owner, who happens to look like the infamous terrorist, has opened up a Bin Laden-themed bar in Brazil, which is sure to be a hit for tourist who visit for the World Cup.
Eccentric owner Ceará Francisco Helder Braga Fernandes happens to look like Osama Bin Laden, but he is using it to his advantage. Fernandes got the idea for the bar after 9/11, when Bin Laden became the most wanted terrorist in the world and people started asking to take his picture. At first, Fernandes was reported as a worried customer thought the real Bin Laden was actually hiding out in a bar in Brazil, the Daily Mail reports.
However after realizing he wasn't indeed the terrorist, police saw humor in the situation and Fernandes soon became a local celebrity after appearing on TV.
His bar had been named Barbas, or Whiskers, but he soon opened the bar as the Bar do Bin Laden to the public and it quickly became a popular hangout for young partygoers who want to listen to rock and metal music. Fernandes moved to Sao Paulo from northern Brazil in 1978 and now he claims to own "the most rock and roll bar in Sao Paulo."
Tourists love the spot as they're able to catch a photo with the terrorist-look-a- like and Fernandes revels in the fame. He's even referred to as Uncle Bin.
While tourists may be shocked to stumble upon the terrorist look-a-like in Brazil, the Bar do Bin Laden isn't the only venue in the country that revolves around the terrorist. There are many Bin Laden-themes bars, cafes and restaurants around the country. For instance, those visiting Rio de Janeiro can go across the bay to visit Niteroi, which is home to the Caverna do bin Laden, or Bin Laden's Cave. The northern city of Juiz de For a also has its own Bin Laden's Bar with another terrorist look-a-like.
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