Matrimony in the joint, Brazilian-style

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Even criminals fall in love, though prison makes for peculiar nuptials.

Last weekend, Luiz Fernando da Costa — a.k.a. Fernandinho Beira-Mar, the notorious alleged Rio drug trafficker — was married in a Brazilian penitentiary to his fiancee, Jaqueline Alcântara Moraes, reports Folha Online.

Groom and bride were permitted to invite two relatives each to the half-hour ceremony. Two family photographers were also present. Cakes, pastries and soft drinks passed a ‘rigorous inspection,’ authorities said.

Alas, plastic cups had to serve for the nonalcoholic toast. After the event, the groom was obliged to leave his ring with prison officials.

But, as a honeymoon, the couple were allowed a two-hour ‘intimate visit.’

Posted by Marcelo Soares in Sao Paulo and Patrick J. McDonnell in Buenos Aires