Anybody knows how to solve that? Check this: >> u.lastname => "Guimar\303\243es" >> puts u.lastname GuimarĂ£es => nil >> u.lastname.titlecase => "Guimar\303\243Es" >> puts u.lastname.titlecase GuimarĂ£Es # ------------------> Check the E in capital, this is a bug => nil >> -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.