Two years ago, Dimas Aliprandi and Elton Plaster didn't know of each other's existence. Then they learned they had been accidentally switched at birth more than 20 years ago. The discovery didn't bring bitterness or recrimination. Rather, it led to the creation of a bigger family. Today, the two 25-year-olds are living and working together with both sets of parents growing vegetables and coffee on a small farm in southeastern Brazil.
Aliprandi was always intrigued that he did not resemble the four sisters he grew up with. "There was something different," he told The Associated Press by phone. "I had blonde hair and blue eyes and my sisters had dark hair and eyes. I had the typical features of a descendent of German immigrants, while my sisters and parents were of Italian stock. Something did not add up." Aliprandi paid for a DNA test which confirmed his suspicions. Then the hunt was on.
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My thanks to Leslie McVay for telling me about this story.
