All of the boys are named after Brazilian footballers (Pictured: Railson,3, (left) with Rafael, 2, (right)
But the pair keep defying the odds to add more boys to their brood, with population experts revealing the odds of having 13 in a row is one in 8,000.
The couple – from Concei?ao de Coité, near Salvador in Bahia State – now have enough boys to make up their own football team.
And the kids – aged from one month to 18 years old – are even named after Brazilian footie stars such as Ronaldo to Rivaldo.
Farmer Irineu, 40, said: “When Jucicleide first got pregnant we agreed she could choose the girls’ names and I would choose the names if they were boys.
“I’ve always admired players like Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldinho and Robinho.
“All the best footballers seemed to have a name beginning with R.RELATED STORIES
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“So as more and more boys came along, I decided tocelebrate South American football by naming my sons after the players I liked.”
The family’s newest addition was christened Ronaldo after the Brazil legend who played for Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan.
Little Ronaldo joins brothers Robson (18), Reinan (17), Rauan (15), Rubens (14), Rivaldo (13), Ruan (12), Ramon (10), Rincon (9), Riquelme (7), Ramires (5), Railson (3) and Rafael (2).
The footie-mad family even play as a team, taking on the local village club every weekend in a game Irineu referees.
