Around 2007, a new miracle healer stepped on stage in Brazil, claiming to cure cancer, heart disease and HIV. Followers flocked from all over the world… But the healer wasn’t a traditional preacher, or even a flashy snake oil salesman. She was a 3-year-old girl named Alani Santos.

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