Yup, we mean… really white. The “Black” Brazilian couple have a total of five children and three of them suffer from albinism. We have more pictures of them and their mother below:
Rosemere Fernandes de Andrade, 27, and her partner Joao have two children who are black and three children who suffer from albinism, the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph reported.
Genetics professor Valdir Balbino, of the Federal University of Pernambuco in Brazil, said the condition was especially rare considering both parents and two other children are black. He also said both parents must carry the albinism gene.
Albinism is mutation of several genes, which results in little or no production of the pigment melanin, according to the Mayo Clinic. The type and amount of melanin your body produces determines the color of your skin, hair and eyes. There’s no cure for the condition, which also causes problems with the development and function of the eyes.
Black is beautiful no matter what skin tone it comes in. Hopefully the kids will get what they need to stay healthy after the press exposure.
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