They Dug a Tunnel and Stole $70 Million. Then They Bought 11 Cars in Cash.

August 2005. A gang dug an 80-metre tunnel from a fake synthetic-grass shop into the vault of Brazil's Central Bank in Fortaleza — and over one weekend carried out 3.5 tonnes of untraceable cash, about $70 million. No guns, no hostages, no alarm. Then, the very same weekend, someone walked into a used car dealership and paid for eleven cars. In cash. 0:00 Fortaleza, August 2005 0:35 Chapter 1: The Grass Company 1:42 Chapter 2: Eighty Metres 3:22 Chapter 3: The Weekend 4:39 Chapter 4: Monday Morning 5:40 Chapter 5: Eleven Cars 7:39 Chapter 6: The Thread 8:57 Chapter 7: The Hunters 10:21 Chapter 8: The Money That Never Came Back Based on public reporting: Agência Brasil and AP (August 2005), Diário do Nordeste and O Povo 20-year retrospectives (2025), Tribuna PR and later coverage. Figures follow Brazilian Federal Police and court reporting; some details (alarm, cameras) are as reported at the time. People are shown as silhouettes; tunnel, vault, documents and maps are reconstructions. Some photos are illustrative. #BankHeist #TrueCrime #Brazil