He was a pfd And, in Rio at least, a complete non-event.
And as for the BBC's "cocking a snook at authority as he lived the high life in Brazil", then I assume that is one man at least who never went there.
He lived in a nasty flat in a nasty area; he used to go out on to Copocabana or Ipanema and sit on the beach, or in a cafe, for photographs to try to maintain this myth of glory.
Most Brazilians had no idea who he was, and the ones that did know didn't care. He had an unbelievably inflated opinion of himself despite all evidence to the contrary. He was a nasty little petty thief who got involved with some big boys and got his name in the tabloids.
He avoided extradition because of a BRasilian born child by a woman who left him and wanted nothing to do with him.
He had no source of money. The tabloids never "found" him. He would contact them and try for photos and interviews in return for money.
He used to get talking to tourists, mostly from the Cruise ships, and allow them to buy him food and drinks, or pay to got to a barbecue with him, and other such activities.
He would charge for pictures with him and would sell souvenirs of himself.
I doubt there is anybody in England that really cares, other than the tabloids who seem to get in a fizz. They were an embarrassment on the occasion they turned up in Rio to "find" Biggs or listen to some latest interview from him - autobiography, cancer, the true story, whatever else he could drag up etc. etc. barf.
And truly a "little" man who has finally stopped embarrassing the British in Brasil.
Last edited by: VxFan on Mon 19 May 14 at 02:23
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