Police have confirmed that the 26-year-old superstar's
younger sister Angelica was snatched at gunpoint as she pulled her car
up outside a restaurant in the player's hometown of Campina Grande, in
the north east of Brazil.

Angelica, 22, was apparently pulled out of her car and dragged into
another vehicle which sped away at around 2 o'clock on Monday afternoon.

Police have confirmed the kidnapping, but added that the gang have
yet to make contact with the player's family, who were targeted due to
the player's £100,000-a-week wages

Hulk was one of the star players for Andre Villas-Boas's Porto side
before his £39.5 million transfer to Russian giants Zenit St Petersburg
at the beginning of September. Chelsea had also tried to sign the
player, who is a regular for his country and was one of the overage
players who took Brazil to the football final at the London 2012
Olympics.

Angelica is far from the first relative of a South American
footballer to be kidnapped by gangs trying to cash in on the huge sums
earned by top football stars.

Former Manchester City forward Robinho's mother was held hostage for
40 days in 2004 before being released following the payment of a ransom.

Legendary Brazil striker Romario had his father kidnapped in Rio back
in 1994 with a demand following for £4 million - but police freed him a
week later, and Romario went on to lead his country to World Cup glory
just a few weeks later.

The mothers of Luis Fabiano and Grafite, and the sister of Ricardo
Oliveira have also been kidnapped but returned alive in Brazil in recent
years.

The fact that there have been no high profile fatalities will not do
much to comfort players' families planning to travel to Brazil for the
World Cup in 2014, however, particularly given the fact that similar
kidnappings outside of Brazil have often taken a more tragic turn.

The brother of Honduras and Stoke star Wilson Palacios was murdered
by kidnappers in 2007 - despite the player paing a £125,000 ransom -
while former AC Milan star Kakha Kaladze's brother was kidnapped in
Georgia in 2001 and never seen again.

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what? its true look.... here  is link.... http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/world-football-sister-brazil-star-hulk-kidnapped-134717324.html

god i hope she is ok!

It's finish, she's back...

really?

Soccer-Hulk's sister freed after kidnapping