Eduardo Santos was distracted for a second. It was enough for him to rear-end the car of Paulo Amaral, a 37-year-old businessman who was braking to turn on an avenue in Camboriú, Brazil, with his daughter in the back seat.
What happened next was captured by a security camera, and a neighbor watching the live feed expected the worst: shouting, insults, the classic bout of road rage. But Amaral got out, checked that his daughter was unharmed, and walked toward Santos. They shook hands. Then they hugged for a full 32 seconds, without letting go.
When they finally separated, Amaral suggested something no one on that avenue saw coming: praying together right there, in the middle of the street. Santos agreed. The insurance covered the car damage days later, but what began as a crash ended in a friendship neither of them expected to find that afternoon.