Noiva do Cordeiro, a small town in Brazil is made up almost entirely of young women - 600 of them aged between 20 and 35. But while the residents of the village would have it no other way, it has left them with the problem of finding eligible men for dating and marriage.
Nelma Fernandes, 23, admits it's impossible for the girls to find a would-be spouse. She said:
"Here, the only men we single girls meet are either married or related to us, everyone is a cousin. I haven't kissed a man for a long time.
"We all dream of falling in love and getting married. But we like living here and don't want to have to leave the town to find a husband.More pics after cut......
"We'd like to get to know men who would leave their own lives and come to be a part of ours. But first they need to agree to do what we say and live according to our rules."
There are several pictures of the pretty ladies on the FB Page of the little agricultural community, and proposals are already beginning to pour in from men all over the world, both single and married... LOL...
Keith Joubert which one of you ladies are looking to get married to a Florida boy ?
Roow Montana so beautiful and i take you my sincer respect
Daveington O Mahony Do ye like Irish Men?, I'm Single!, talk to me...
Arnoldo Nuñez HERMOSA Y BELLAS......BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL... (Translated by Bing)
Laurent Quintard vous êtes toutes très belles !!!! you are all very beautiful! (Translated by Bing)
Sacha Sara Beautiful ladies.....Who is the one in the front with the red boots ?
Guilherme Novaes The first girl with red boots calls Carol Nakamura, she's an assistant stage and works on Domingão do Faustão, she's close to married! sorry to tell you!
Brad Perrault Who is the one on the right with the white pants
Maya Jp Maya tres belle femme - very beautiful woman (Translated by Bing)
Mark Cola wow nice ladies... can i marry one of them
Cadigal Maguel você olhar a menina doce e nos amemos uns .can eu tenho um para mim
Guilherme Novaes We can't understand, please try again in english, so let me try to help you!
Cadigal Maguel you girl look good and will like to date one
Paul A. Presenza Hello!
Nick Edwards Hi i live in the U.S. (south carolina) and i would really like the opportunity to speak to some of you beautiful lady's. Thankfully yours. Nick Edwards
HISTORY OF NOIVA DO CORDEIRO
Although some of the women in Noiva do Cordeiro are married with families, their husbands are made to work away from home, only being allowed to return at weekends. Sons are sent away when they reach 18 and no other men are permitted to live in the town, which sits in a remote valley 60 miles east of Belo Horizonte.
The settlement dates back to the 1890s, when a young woman and her family were excommunicated from the Catholic church after she was accused of adultery.
Slowly more single women and mother-only families joined the community, and over the decades several attempts by men to intervere in their way of life made them adopt a strictly 'no male' policy.
Today, girl power rules in the rural town, with women in charge of every aspect of life - from farming to town planning and even religion.
Rosalee Fernandes, 49, says:
"We have God in our hearts. But we don't think we need to go to church, get married in front of a priest or baptise our children. These are rules made up by men."
It is not the only part of life in the town which has been given a uniquely feminine touch.
Ms Fernandes said: "There are lots of things that women do better than men. Our town is prettier, more organised, and far more harmonious than if men were in charge.
"When problems or disputes arise, we resolve them in a woman's way, trying to find consensus rather than conflict.
"We share everything, even the land we work on. Nobody competes with anyone here. It's all for one, and one for all.
"The whole town came together recently to help buy a huge widescreen TV for our community centre so we can all watch soap operas together.
"And there's always time to stop and gossip, try on each other's clothes and do each other's hair and nails."
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