Pelon Pelo Rico Pelon Pelo Rico The treat's name loosely translates in English to "Yummy-Hair Baldie", because the candy is squeezed out of a tube through a grate, producing a Medusa-like effect. Pelon Pelo Rico is inexpensive, being sold for approximately US$0.50 at corner stores, and is commonly found in Mexican-owned stores and markets. It is enjoyed both in Mexico and the U.S. Pelon Pelo Rico has been implicated in the ongoing controversy in the United States surrounding unhealthy levels of lead in imported candies. It has tested high for lead in nearly 20 percent of government tests between 1994 and 2004. In
Ai Pelo Prison Silva (in office 1894–1908) ordered that several Timorese "Liurais" be sent to Ai Pelo. Amongst the other prisoners held there was the Portuguese deportee , who was later released for good behaviour. Prisoners were housed underground, submerged up to the knees in salt water from the nearby sea. Mistreatment is said to have been common practice, and included the mixing of broken glass with inmates' food. The prison was deactivated in 1939. In that year, floods after heavy rains in Dili and Liquiçá claimed human lives and damaged infrastructure, including the prison. During World War II, both Australian and Japanese