How to Steal a Central Bank

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A century ago, many central banks across the world were owned privately. Then came along a Portuguese man called Alves Reis, who tried to buy the Bank of Portugal with fraudulent currency, hoping to legitimize his fraud after acquiring a controlling stake. His plan almost worked... until he was discovered, crashing the Portuguese economy and ushering in 50 years of dictatorship. Oops.
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Further Reading:
“Devouring the Heart of Portugal” by Alan Bellows - www.damnintere...
“The Portuguese Banknote Case” by Nigel Armstrong-Flemming - www.bhsportuga...

[@globalincident694]

I like the fact that he was claiming to be specialising in four completely unrelated things and yet no one questioned it

[@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki]

I've met people like that: we called them "God's Children" in University. They had this innate over confidence and an aura about them. They could read a phone book and people would think they were reciting their Ph. D. Thesis in Physics. sheesh.

[@2009samiy]

Mary in the Quran Chapter 3 - Al-Imran Verse 42-43 And when the angels said to Mary: 'Allah has chosen you and purified you. He has chosen you above all women of the worlds. * "O Mary! worship Thy Lord devoutly: Prostrate thyself, and bow down (in prayer) with those who bow down." 45-50 Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah. "He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous." 'Lord,' she said, 'how can I bear a child when no human being has touched me?' He replied: 'Such is the Will of Allah. He creates whom He will. When He decrees a thing, He only says: "Be," and it is. And He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel. "And (appoint him) an apostle to the Children of Israel, (with this message): "'I have come to you, with a Sign from your Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah's leave: And I heal those born blind, and the lepers, and I quicken the dead, by Allah's leave(permission); and I declare to you what ye eat, and what ye store in your houses. Surely therein is a Sign for you if ye did believe; "And (I come) confirming that which is before me, namely the Torah, and that I declare lawful for you some of the things that had been forbidden to you. I come to you with a sign from your Lord, so take Allâh as a shield and obey me. "'It is Allah Who is my Lord and your Lord; then worship Him. This is a Way that is straight.'" Mohammad(Pbuh) Prophesy Song of Solomon 5:16 IN THE Bible חִכּוֹ֙⁠ ḥik-kōw His mouth [is] מַֽמְתַקִּ֔ים mam-ṯaq-qîm, most sweet וְכֻלּ֖וֹ⁠ wə-ḵul-lōw and Yes he [is] altogether מַחֲּמַדִּ֑ים‪‬‪‬ "ma-ḥă-mad-dîm"; lovely ma-ḥă-mad-dîm; There Mentioned By Name in your Bible and if you wonder what the IM for Read Genesis 1:1 in Hebrew אֱלֹהִ֑ים ’ĕ-lō-h"îm"; God IM is Plural of Respect in Hebrew Meaning of Mohammad in HEBREW ! חמד The verb חמד (hamad) means to be desirable, pleasant or "praise-worthy". It's usually accompanied with covetous sentiments, a taking delight in or a resolve to obtain or achieve the delightful thing, person or state. Nouns חמד (hemed) and חמדה (hemda) means desire or delight, or describe a precious or delightful thing. Plural noun חמודות (hamudot) means desirableness or preciousness. Nouns מחמד (mahmad) and מחמד (mahmod) denote a place or agent of חמד (hamad); a place, person or thing of desire, pleasure or delight. and in ARABIC mohammad "'praiseworthy' "(derived from the verb ? hamida 'praise'). He Altogether (Praise Worthy ); ma-ḥă-mad-dîm (Matthew 4:1) Jesus was tempted (James 1:13) God cannot be tempted (John 1:29) Jesus was seen (1 John 4:12) No man has ever seen God (Acts 2:22) Jesus was and is a man, sent by God (Numbers 23:19, Hosea11:9) God is not a man (Hebrews 5:8-9) Jesus had to grow and learn (Isaiah 40:28) God doesn't ever need to learn (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) Jesus died (1 Timothy 1:17) God cannot die (Hebrews 5:7) Jesus needed salvation (Luke 1:37) God doesn't need salvation (John 4:6) Jesus grew weary (Isaiah 40:28) God can't grow weary (Mark 4:38) Jesus slept (Psalm 121:2-4) God doesn't sleep (John 5:19) Jesus wasn't all powerful (Isaiah 45:5-7) God is all powerful (Mark 13:32) Jesus wasn't all knowing (Isaiah 46:9) God is all knowing Jesus, the son of Mary was no more than a Messenger

[@santiagoo.8958]

Well, I don't know how widespread this was at the end of the 19th century, but people in the past used to specialise in many different fields. Plus, geology, physics, mathematics and civil engineering are things that would be very useful to an engineer working with railroads.

[@real1963]

@@2009samiy cap

[@dorol6375]

Physics, mathematics, and mechanical engineering aren't unrelated?

[@SJKlapecki]

Honestly if Alves could complete the railroad project without problems I think he should just get an engineering degree. He earned it.

[@scottanos9981]

Consider it an internship for credit lol

[@akapoka8732]

Credit by exam, he passed

[@elthomas_]

He probably made a subordinate do all the engineering

[@wobblysauce]

You don't need to know anything about railways if you hire the right people.

[@three7446]

He probably was just the boss who did nothing on top. He wasn’t doing the math and actual engineering. At most he just organized scheduling like a manager

[@iambrando8342]

These events were also known as the “Portuguese banknote Crisis” such an interesting piece of economic history. Thank you SideQuest!!

[@ShadowSlayer1441]

It’s crazy to think a single guy trying to get rich could literally cause his own economic crisis.

[@just83542]

@@ShadowSlayer1441 he didn't, it was the act of taking him down and arresting him that caused the crisis of confidence, which would have been unnecessary had they not invalidated Angola. a 20 percent controlling authority by a fraud is better than a 100 percent authority by a dictator. hee was a resourceful figure and they squandered him in prison instead of leveraging him to advance their nation.

[@johnwigfield8270]

Loving the "you wouldn't steal a car" reference, with the music and everything 👏

[@2009samiy]

Mary in the Quran Chapter 3 - Al-Imran Verse 42-43 And when the angels said to Mary: 'Allah has chosen you and purified you. He has chosen you above all women of the worlds. * "O Mary! worship Thy Lord devoutly: Prostrate thyself, and bow down (in prayer) with those who bow down." 45-50 Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah. "He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous." 'Lord,' she said, 'how can I bear a child when no human being has touched me?' He replied: 'Such is the Will of Allah. He creates whom He will. When He decrees a thing, He only says: "Be," and it is. And He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel. "And (appoint him) an apostle to the Children of Israel, (with this message): "'I have come to you, with a Sign from your Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah's leave: And I heal those born blind, and the lepers, and I quicken the dead, by Allah's leave(permission); and I declare to you what ye eat, and what ye store in your houses. Surely therein is a Sign for you if ye did believe; "And (I come) confirming that which is before me, namely the Torah, and that I declare lawful for you some of the things that had been forbidden to you. I come to you with a sign from your Lord, so take Allâh as a shield and obey me. "'It is Allah Who is my Lord and your Lord; then worship Him. This is a Way that is straight.'" Mohammad(Pbuh) Prophesy Song of Solomon 5:16 IN THE Bible חִכּוֹ֙⁠ ḥik-kōw His mouth [is] מַֽמְתַקִּ֔ים mam-ṯaq-qîm, most sweet וְכֻלּ֖וֹ⁠ wə-ḵul-lōw and Yes he [is] altogether מַחֲּמַדִּ֑ים‪‬‪‬ "ma-ḥă-mad-dîm"; lovely ma-ḥă-mad-dîm; There Mentioned By Name in your Bible and if you wonder what the IM for Read Genesis 1:1 in Hebrew אֱלֹהִ֑ים ’ĕ-lō-h"îm"; God IM is Plural of Respect in Hebrew Meaning of Mohammad in HEBREW ! חמד The verb חמד (hamad) means to be desirable, pleasant or "praise-worthy". It's usually accompanied with covetous sentiments, a taking delight in or a resolve to obtain or achieve the delightful thing, person or state. Nouns חמד (hemed) and חמדה (hemda) means desire or delight, or describe a precious or delightful thing. Plural noun חמודות (hamudot) means desirableness or preciousness. Nouns מחמד (mahmad) and מחמד (mahmod) denote a place or agent of חמד (hamad); a place, person or thing of desire, pleasure or delight. and in ARABIC mohammad "'praiseworthy' "(derived from the verb ? hamida 'praise'). He Altogether (Praise Worthy ); ma-ḥă-mad-dîm (Matthew 4:1) Jesus was tempted (James 1:13) God cannot be tempted (John 1:29) Jesus was seen (1 John 4:12) No man has ever seen God (Acts 2:22) Jesus was and is a man, sent by God (Numbers 23:19, Hosea11:9) God is not a man (Hebrews 5:8-9) Jesus had to grow and learn (Isaiah 40:28) God doesn't ever need to learn (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) Jesus died (1 Timothy 1:17) God cannot die (Hebrews 5:7) Jesus needed salvation (Luke 1:37) God doesn't need salvation (John 4:6) Jesus grew weary (Isaiah 40:28) God can't grow weary (Mark 4:38) Jesus slept (Psalm 121:2-4) God doesn't sleep (John 5:19) Jesus wasn't all powerful (Isaiah 45:5-7) God is all powerful (Mark 13:32) Jesus wasn't all knowing (Isaiah 46:9) God is all knowing Jesus, the son of Mary was no more than a Messenger

[@elguapo1690]

Normally you think "How did he get away with it for so long?", but here I'm like "How did he fail so many times?"

[@MateusVIII]

To be fair he didn't fail untill the end, pretty much all problems before that don't seem to be his failures but a load of bad luck

[@schopen-hauer]

Alves would sit in the national assembly watching the discussions about the country's economy, that's how he discovered the Portuguese central bank printed their money in the uk, there's where he discovered as well it was a public bank with shares that could be bought, he also approached ambassadors and public officials to stamp the official papers and go to the uk to make the money printing deals.

[@hyck.]

Honestly this is such an insane feat that it feels like a work of art. Absolute madlad

[@Joe-vu5kr]

Imagine forging a degree and actually doing the job well; Outstanding. The man must have been an avid reader, scholar to know at that time that the central bank was not owned by the government (I only found out that fact last year or so..) The trouble I always notice with those who have the brains to crawl out of poverty (using less than legal means) is that they are never easily satisfied and do not know when to call off the ploy. Amazing video again SQ.

[@three7446]

Nah he made the engineers below him do the work

[@Joe-vu5kr]

@@three7446 that's management 101; not having to do the sh*t urself

[@michaelsurratt1864]

I mean you only found out about it now because it was so different from the current situation of the best then millions of peoples head shares in the company it wasn’t exactly a secret

[@cjthebeesknees]

Doing exactly what men before did himself had done. (Integrity? Less then legal means)

[@emperorarima3225]

I mean you would only hear about the ones who got caught lol

[@averagejoe9040]

I love that this man bought a railroad with their own money, and it wasnt even his best play.

[@benjaminhinz2552]

Alves buying up a company with its own money is the most hilarious shit ever.

[@enest94]

The quality of this channel never cease to amaze me. The voice, the information, the memes, all of it.

[@michaelsurratt1864]

I know I’ve been a subscriber since you only had like 10 K subs I’m happy that he’s getting sponsorship deals now he deserves it

[@ewadfe3705]

SHIMAZU CLAN PFP

[@RaKaNiShU117]

The memes and references side-by-side with such brilliant content is an absolute joy like no other!

[@larrywalsh9939]

What gets me is they just barely managed to figure out what he did... had it not been for the error about duplicate serial numbers he would have likely gotten away with it. This leads to a very disturbing question... how many times has this sort of thing happened elsewhere in the world, where the criminals DID get away with it? We'll never know.

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[@skin4013]

i drink my own pee

[@lamenter6932]

bro which font did u use in ur thumbnail?

[@pyeitme508]

lol

[@ajithsidhu7183]

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[@matthewshambler2644]

Well done yet again.. the “you wouldn’t steal a car..” and Thug Life references are absolute genius! So glad I found this gem of a channel!

[@yinyangsaladgang8789]

Absolute genius, huh? 🤨

[@goose_memes]

What a splendid reference in the intro!

[@kamovka2317]

cringe pfp

[@samaeltheundying]

@@kamovka2317 Оставайся злым.

[@himesilva]

Kinda badass that Portugal has its own heist, but very uncool that we got stuck with Salazar (partially) because of it

[@okguimacedo]

Well, Salazar actually was important. At least the First Republic was over and Portugal was finally stable after almost one century

[@samaeltheundying]

I lost it at the Pirating is Theft soundbyte you used.

[@the7crystals668]

Finally, I’ve been looking for this KZbin tutorial for ever!

[@realhawaii5o]

I am Portuguese and didn't know about this. Also thanks for the initial reference to the 2000s dvd anti-piracy video.

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

"You wouldn't steal a copyrighted song and use it for your anti-piracy add... oh, wait..."

[@sergeantsharkseant]

@@MyRegardsToTheDodo „swore to destroy the piracy not join them“

[@shinyribs2178]

Can't believe this channel hasn't blown up yet. These are the most entertaining videos

[@franciscogalhetas9954]

as a portuguese guy who grew up reading about this story when i saw the title and the thumbnail i had to click even faster than usual

[@Xanthate1845]

Hmmm printing money without the taxpayers consent... that sounds almost criminal

[@-Mankis]

Title: How to Steal a Central Bank Me: Finally, something worth my time!

[@roelrudd6118]

*Every family has a person who breaks the chain of poverty. I hope you will be that person!!*

[@roelrudd6118]

Getting money is an issue that everyone has needs in order to live a better and luxurious life. Life was difficult for me until i began trading,and I'm now earning a lot of money even with the current crash happening in the trading market. I still make gains using a better strategies....

[@roelrudd6118]

Being earning $2,900 on every $200 lnvested in the space of 7trading days

[@samuelteddy.439]

Not only that.

[@samuelteddy.439]

The reason people fail to succeed is discouragement from family and friends, how do you know if something is working or not with out a trial.

[@cheryloharakolach2058]

@@roelrudd6118 this is not the first time i am hearing about Mr Gardner and his trades exploits but I have no idea how I can reach him, before now

[@RDLFsama]

His surname means "Kings" in Portuguese, and he certainly was one in my book!!

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

In German it means rice.

[@maierrrrr]

never clicked faster on something

[@alden9086]

Same

[@kamilmieszkowski]

Same

[@acat1812]

Well money is tight right now so i have to agree.

[@archduchessalexandra6290]

Same

[@principalityofswitzerland338]

Same

[@matheuspinho4987]

Portugal making history as always

[@_jackcarmichael]

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[@2009samiy]

Mary in the Quran Chapter 3 - Al-Imran Verse 42-43 And when the angels said to Mary: 'Allah has chosen you and purified you. He has chosen you above all women of the worlds. * "O Mary! worship Thy Lord devoutly: Prostrate thyself, and bow down (in prayer) with those who bow down." 45-50 Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah. "He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. And he shall be (of the company) of the righteous." 'Lord,' she said, 'how can I bear a child when no human being has touched me?' He replied: 'Such is the Will of Allah. He creates whom He will. When He decrees a thing, He only says: "Be," and it is. And He will teach him the Scripture and wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel. "And (appoint him) an apostle to the Children of Israel, (with this message): "'I have come to you, with a Sign from your Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allah's leave: And I heal those born blind, and the lepers, and I quicken the dead, by Allah's leave(permission); and I declare to you what ye eat, and what ye store in your houses. Surely therein is a Sign for you if ye did believe; "And (I come) confirming that which is before me, namely the Torah, and that I declare lawful for you some of the things that had been forbidden to you. I come to you with a sign from your Lord, so take Allâh as a shield and obey me. "'It is Allah Who is my Lord and your Lord; then worship Him. This is a Way that is straight.'" Mohammad(Pbuh) Prophesy Song of Solomon 5:16 IN THE Bible חִכּוֹ֙⁠ ḥik-kōw His mouth [is] מַֽמְתַקִּ֔ים mam-ṯaq-qîm, most sweet וְכֻלּ֖וֹ⁠ wə-ḵul-lōw and Yes he [is] altogether מַחֲּמַדִּ֑ים‪‬‪‬ "ma-ḥă-mad-dîm"; lovely ma-ḥă-mad-dîm; There Mentioned By Name in your Bible and if you wonder what the IM for Read Genesis 1:1 in Hebrew אֱלֹהִ֑ים ’ĕ-lō-h"îm"; God IM is Plural of Respect in Hebrew Meaning of Mohammad in HEBREW ! חמד The verb חמד (hamad) means to be desirable, pleasant or "praise-worthy". It's usually accompanied with covetous sentiments, a taking delight in or a resolve to obtain or achieve the delightful thing, person or state. Nouns חמד (hemed) and חמדה (hemda) means desire or delight, or describe a precious or delightful thing. Plural noun חמודות (hamudot) means desirableness or preciousness. Nouns מחמד (mahmad) and מחמד (mahmod) denote a place or agent of חמד (hamad); a place, person or thing of desire, pleasure or delight. and in ARABIC mohammad "'praiseworthy' "(derived from the verb ? hamida 'praise'). He Altogether (Praise Worthy ); ma-ḥă-mad-dîm (Matthew 4:1) Jesus was tempted (James 1:13) God cannot be tempted (John 1:29) Jesus was seen (1 John 4:12) No man has ever seen God (Acts 2:22) Jesus was and is a man, sent by God (Numbers 23:19, Hosea11:9) God is not a man (Hebrews 5:8-9) Jesus had to grow and learn (Isaiah 40:28) God doesn't ever need to learn (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) Jesus died (1 Timothy 1:17) God cannot die (Hebrews 5:7) Jesus needed salvation (Luke 1:37) God doesn't need salvation (John 4:6) Jesus grew weary (Isaiah 40:28) God can't grow weary (Mark 4:38) Jesus slept (Psalm 121:2-4) God doesn't sleep (John 5:19) Jesus wasn't all powerful (Isaiah 45:5-7) God is all powerful (Mark 13:32) Jesus wasn't all knowing (Isaiah 46:9) God is all knowing Jesus, the son of Mary was no more than a Messenger

[@aslanalexandria]

The 0:14 - 0:20 reference is so good! And yet makes me feel so old...

[@allred6505]

I lost it during the “you wouldn’t steal” bit lmao

[@billkusmit7542]

I use your videos in my Humanities classes. The kids love em. Well done.

[@antoniomelo5517]

I am a portuguese musician and I know the music you used in your video! I played so much times in my wind band! It is called "Caçadores do 1", in english, catchers of the one.

[@suvl]

I couldn’t focus on the topic because of that, haven’t played it for two or three years but I still know the entire part by heart 😂

[@DartzinhoV]

I first heard of this story through Tom Scott’s newsletter, and it was a fantastic read. When I found this video in my recommended, I immediately clicked to check out how the story had been translated to video, and ended up loving my decision. Not even 5 minutes in and I was subscribed, really hoping to see what other great stuff this channel makes!

[@qfox16789]

If the London printers thought it was a legitimate printing order why would there be duplicates in the notes? Surely the London company would print them as normal

[@manuelsilva8528]

I think it has something to do with the notes being in Angola escudos and not Portugal escudos, but looked the same (another necessary piece of the scam). Can't really remember, but it was in Wikipedia. They eventually recalled the notes for investigation and found duplicate serial numbers on the notes.

[@colby1398]

Presumably because they're incompetent.

[@peterbradshaw8018]

Read the book The Man Who Stole Portugal by Murrah Teigh Bloom. Reading it the second time.

[@tengkualiff]

Dude was literally living as a protagonist

[@lukelupiano6264]

Your best video yet, the editing was on point

[@mehrabrahman1094]

The "you wouldn't steal a car" music at 0:10 brought back so many memories

[@nicobings2674]

props to the animator to draw that W123 for that short clip

[@thomasredden4263]

Really laughed hard at the “piracy is stealing” homage at the beginning 😂😂

[@carlireland5049]

Alves Reis is basically the definition of “fake it until you make it.”

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

A year and a half ago you had 20,000 subscribers and now 370,000. Good for you, this channel deserves even more subscribers

[@kabeloignatiusmosala9769]

He is printing his own Subscribers😉

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

@@kabeloignatiusmosala9769 he owns the Portuguese Central subscriber Bank.

[@kabeloignatiusmosala9769]

🤣🤣🤣

[@pakeshde7518]

This was a legit mega galaxy superbrain episode, well done!. Pizza and sidequest makes a lovely afternoon.

[@momentomori5263]

Jack Sparrow:"Has anyone seen my bank ?"

[@TheJackiboy123]

It’s always a good day when a new video of SideQuest comes out

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SideQuest is already one step closer to the Million Mark.

[@kordenlan230]

I always steal "Cards the universe and everything" Lol

[@jwilson1812]

The quality of these videos are insane - keep it up SQ!

[@JustF4211]

Haha love all the memes you included xD! us guys from Reddit really dig this man keep it up

[@iquemedia]

I would absolutely download a bank

[@christaylor6654]

Glad to see the channel back

[@jarredharrison2829]

I had a nostalgia trip when the 90s-00s “piracy is stealing” thing was said

[@KellinKingdom]

Thanks for the tutorial. Does this work in Brazil, too?

[@OceanAce]

I'm trying to adapt this to the US

[@satakrionkryptomortis]

@@OceanAce you are late. they fulfilled that plan ages ago

[@OceanAce]

@@satakrionkryptomortis Big sad

[@juamplo13]

Nope they patched it almost world wide

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

@@OceanAce Well, the US Federal Reserve is privately owned, so in theory...

[@TheCrunchifiedOne]

Very glad to see that your subscriber numbers have grown! Each sub is well deserved

[@Mark-tq2vi]

0:15 the nostalgia 😭

[@mister_r447]

As a Portuguese i understand not wanting to set foot in england (even if for an diploma) and wanting to screw with the british.

[@operationcreation5583]

Haven't portugal and england been allies since the 14th century

[@mister_r447]

@@operationcreation5583 I mean yeah, but when Spain took over, they joined everyone else and starting taking our colonies.

[@miguelpadeiro762]

@@operationcreation5583 It's more of an abusive marriage, the British threatened war on us in the 1890s for some of our land in Africa, the love spark in the 1380s died out quickly

[@operationcreation5583]

@@miguelpadeiro762 oh that's a shame, I thought they really had something

[@adrien4317]

@@operationcreation5583 tbh, the first version of the Portuguese anthem had "Against the British, march, march !" in a line, replaced quickly by "Against the cannons, march, march !", but yeah, the first republic was partially a result of the "Pink map" events in Africa and the abusive commercial relations Britain had with Portugal for the previous 2 centuries or so

[@WeegeeSlayer123]

Ah a new Sidequest video. A great way to make an unpleasant morning more bearable.

[@duartecanotilho7773]

Incredible episode. Such a nice tale from Portugal. You should look the story of the phantom carriage in Portugal 😄

[@ambo2489]

0:45 I see we got rid of the "Kaliningrad" problem in Europe.

[@Thezxc568III]

20 seconds in and there’s already a reference to the old “you wouldn’t download a car” shorts before a movie starts. I love it.

[@Duck-wc9de]

Now Im remembering that scene from Despicable Me (the first movie) when Gru anounces he is going to steal the moon, but instead, he says "we are going to steal... THE BANK OF PORTUGAL"

[@theonebman7581]

This might be one of the best channels in this platform tbh

[@kylesty6728]

The call back to anti-pirating commercials brought me joy. 😂

[@moonreaps3753]

if anyone wants to know, the background song is “Marcha os Caçadores do 1”

[@slooowz8746]

The anti piracy bit at the start, got me rolling.

[@american4405]

I must say, your illustration of a 4-6-2 Pacific at 4:04 is most wonderful (Albeit it certainly is one of North American origin, it's still quite the eye candy)!

[@thewilltheway]

Have my engagement points Mr. British Man

[@ishouldgetalif3]

okay that ''you wouldn't steal'' bit made me feel nostalgic

[@iainawatson]

Absolutely delighted by the DVD copyright video reference.

[@randomname7321]

I just noticed the channel exploded congrats man been here since november last year

[@Stgpop]

You Wouldn't DOWNLOAD a Car Would You??? omg I love that intro man

[@LittleMapleMan]

Congrats on getting a sponsor.

[@toomanyhobbies116]

The reference to Piracy warnings that were on every VHS & DVD during the 90's & early 2000's, was much appreciated 👍 phenomenal channel

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

"You wouldn't steal a copyrighted song and use it for your anti-piracy add... oh, wait..."

[@terranceaddison4599]

Brings back memories 😮‍💨😌

[@AshLilburne]

The illegal downloading cars ad.. Love it 😆

[@chasecook184]

I love the old “Piracy is stealing” ad reference.

[@matthewtan1602]

Omg the amount of memes and references… i love the breaking bad reference

[@MTTT1234]

So in essence, this guy is nearly single-handedly responsible for the rise of the Estado Novo? What an unintended consquence.

[@joaopedrocruz6432]

Not really, he probably helped the situation but Portugal had a lot of other problems compromising the democracy.

[@andrecruz8581]

No, just no. There were several situations far more problematic than this.

[@leepdroon]

The so-called First Republic failed to solve a single problem Portugal was facing. He may have added fuel to the fire, though.

[@ondramiketa843]

“You wouldn’t steal a car or a bag” FeelsOldMan

[@gregbits6109]

Once the first forgery worked, he never looked back 😂

[@Mr.Isquierdo]

Oh God I love the memes sprinkled in. I LOVE EM!

[@just1it1moko]

loving that Eddy Wally edit!

[@CristinaMarshal]

Few introductions bring me back as that, few do, few can!

[@ozzzzy52]

Nice to see Eddy Wally in your style. " Wow! ;-) "

[@og-no7fn]

Incorporating memes is a galaxy brain move

[@Cora.T]

Funny thing about the name of the Dutch printing company, Enschede is a Dutch city located at about the same hight as Haarlem, but on the opposite side of the country at the German border

[@pineapplepanda8444]

bro that intro was a trowback, i love it

[@grumpyorgre2336]

Loved the early 2000s anti piracy ads joke/reference

[@ozzy4752]

The car wash @ 6.00 looks like the Braking bad car wash

[@metagoat]

Got a good chuckle out of the old timey breaking bad car wash joke.

[@waplington]

Love that my ad was about preventing fraud

[@cgt3704]

The brain meme made this video great. Keep going you guys Edit: btw i think Reis would have succeded if he made NFTs instead

[@Bigaloa]

Criminally underrated channel.

[@MarieGoldBrand]

Your gonna need a mid 1560's pirate ship, 12 sticks of butter, and an assistant with a great lung capacity...

[@lamenter6932]

Mate which font are you using in your thumbnails? it's sleek

[@idc7115]

Alves search history 8:23 Am: how to launder money 8:35 Am: how to buy portugal's central bank

[@bookworm_of_chaos6349]

Now this is interesting.... *casually steals a bank*

[@justcuriousjumperbot_6724]

9:29 Ah~ Ha~ Cash-ew! M' cold is making me go nuts!

[@theLetterDoubleYou]

I love how snoop is the theme song for a lack of authenticity

[@myronvenero9371]

Loved the stealing reference

[@codyrex5049]

Truly a grand day when we get a new side quest vid!