Imagine walking along a quiet Brazilian shoreline and finding a tiny, exhausted creature covered head to toe in black oil, unable to move. That is exactly what happened to João Pereira de Souza, a retired bricklayer living on Provetá Beach in Ilha Grande. Most people might not have known what to do, but João simply couldn’t walk away.
A kind gesture on a random day turned into an incredible rescue effort as João nursed a weak penguin back to health
