On 4 September 2015, the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo was witness to an act of desperation, then immediately an act of sacrifice from an unexpected savior.
Following posts from twitter on the event, one can see the story spread from Sao Paulo to greater Brazil, then to more English speaking countries as news organizations pick up the story. A man followed a woman, seen below, to the steps of a cathedral in Sao Paulo after watching her withdraw money from an ATM. After pulling a gun and taking the woman hostage, the man attempts to handle the situation, literally in front of a growing crowd of onlookers. As police arrived and attempted to diffuse the situation, the man and woman begin to struggle. He pushes her to the ground, exposing his back to the 61 year old homeless man, Erasmo Francisco Rodriguez de Lima. He tackles the gunman long enough for the woman to flee down the steps. Unfortunately, the gunman succeeds in shooting Erasmo at least once in the chest, as seen in the video.
Strangely, this event didn't receive much worldwide coverage. News organizations like CNN's Breaking News Twitter account have no links to the story at all, focusing on political news and Kim Davis updates in the days following the shooting, while independent twitter users and YouTube personalities covered the story rather quickly.
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