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The Twins Before Surgery

Maria Clara and Maria Eduarda Oliveira Santana are twins from Salvador, Brazil, who — until recently — were conjoined. Before they underwent separation surgery, Brazilian photographer Mateus André photographed the twins and their family. “I met them by chance, when my wife and I were spending some days in Goiânia,” André told the Huffington Post. “We were walking in the city, and I saw a story on TV asking for donations.” Inspired to help, André visited the family at the Casa do Interior de Goiás, where they were awaiting the then 3-month-old girls’ surgery. (Photo credit: Mateus Andre/Flickr)

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Photographer Captures Amazing Images of Conjoined Twins Before and After Surgery

Rachel Bertsche

Writer

October 2, 2015

A stunning series of photographs shows now five-month-old conjoined twins Maria Clara and Maria Eduarda Oliveira Santana before and after their separation surgery.