Bismarck obituary: died at age 36
Bismarck Vinicyus Freire do Nascimento, the Brazilian footballer known as Bismarck, died aged 36 on November 6, 2026, after being shot during a robbery at a bar in Natal. Born…
Famous Dead People from Brazil
Over 1,000 obituaries for famous people from Brazil who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Nilton Travesso dead at age 92
Nilton Travesso, a Brazilian television director and producer associated with TV Globo, Rede Bandeirantes, Rede Manchete and SBT, died in São Paulo on November 6, 2026, aged 92. Born Nilton…
Eliana Rocha obituary: died at age 82
Eliana Rocha, a Brazilian actress, died on November 3, 2026, aged 82. Born in Santos, she worked in theater, cinema and television, with theater at the center of her career.…
Emerson, died aged 46
Emerson da Silva Leal, the Brazilian footballer and manager known as Emerson, died aged 46 on October 27, 2026, following complications from a heart attack. Born in Esteio on July…
Death of Oswaldinho do Acordeon at age 72
Oswaldinho do Acordeon, the Brazilian accordionist and composer, died October 25, 2026, aged 72. Born Oswaldo de Almeida e Silva in Duque de Caxias on June 5, 1954, he was…
Jorge Veras dead at age 67
Jorge de Souza Veras, the Brazilian footballer known as Jorge Veras, died October 22, 2026, aged 67, following complications from pancreatic cancer. Born in Fortaleza, he played as a forward…
Lua Blanco passed away at age 39
Lua Blanco, a Brazilian actress and singer known for Rebelde and the band Rebeldes, died of cancer on October 18, 2026, aged 39. Born in São Paulo on March 5,…
Obituary: Benito di Paula, dead at age 84
Benito di Paula, the Brazilian singer-songwriter, composer and pianist, died of prostate cancer on October 18, 2026, aged 84. Born Uday Vellozo in Nova Friburgo, he became known professionally as…
Leonel Nunes has died at age 76
Leonel Martinho Gomes Nunes, a Brazilian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, died in Funchal on October 17, 2026, aged 76. A member of the Portuguese Communist…
Chiaki Ishii dies at age 85
Chiaki Ishii, the Japanese-born Brazilian judoka who won Brazil’s first Olympic medal in judo, died on October 16, 2026, aged 85. Born in Ashikaga, Japan, on October 1, 1941, he…
Obituary: Netinho, dead at age 60
Ernesto de Souza Andrade Júnior, the Brazilian singer known as Netinho, died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma on October 13, 2026, aged 60. Born in Santo Antônio de Jesus, Bahia, in 1966,…
Obituary: Telma de Souza, dead at age 82
Telma Sandra Augusto de Souza, the Brazilian professor, teacher and politician known as Telma de Souza, died of a stroke on October 10, 2026, aged 82. Born in Santos on…
Juarez Machado passes away at age 85
Juarez Machado, the Brazilian painter, died October 6, 2026, aged 85. Born in Joinville, Santa Catarina, in 1941, he studied fine arts at the School of Art in Paraná, in…
Carlos Alberto Dias dies at 59
Carlos Alberto Dias, a Brazilian football player, died October 5, 2026, aged 59. Born in Brasília on May 5, 1967, he is also known by the fuller name Carlos Alberto…
Lito Sousa died at age 59
Lito Sousa, a Brazilian aviation specialist known for his YouTube channel Aviões e Músicas, died on October 1, 2026, aged 59. Born Joselito Geraldo de Sousa on January 25, 1967,…
Antônio Roberto Cavuto dies at 82
Antônio Roberto Cavuto, a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Itapipoca, died on October 1, 2026, aged 82. Born in Espírito Santo do Pinhal on May 19, 1944, he…
Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto dies at age 100
Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto, a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop of Curitiba from 1966 to 1970 and as archbishop of Curitiba from 1970 to 2004, died…
Roberto Müller death at age 89
Roberto Müller, the Brazilian singer known publicly by that name, died on September 24, 2026, aged 89. Born José Ribamar da Silva on February 17, 1937, he began his artistic…
Obituary: Zuenir Ventura, dead at age 95
Zuenir Ventura, the Brazilian journalist and writer who became a longtime columnist for O Globo and Época, died on September 22, 2026, aged 95. Born Zuenir Carlos Ventura in Além…
Dadeus Grings, died aged 90
Dadeus Grings, a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of São João da Boa Vista and archbishop of Porto Alegre, died on September 21, 2026, aged 90. Born…
Obituary: Rick Sollo, dead at age 59
Rick Sollo, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and producer of sertanejo music, died on September 21, 2026, aged 59. Born Geraldo Antônio de Carvalho in Monte do Carmo, Tocantins, on December…
Obituary: Henrique, dead at age 49
Henrique, the Brazilian footballer known for his spells with Vasco da Gama, Atlético Mineiro and Fluminense, died on September 16, 2026, aged 49. Born Leonardo Henrique Peixoto dos Santos in…
Obituary: Xaxá, dead at age 74
Xaxá, the Brazilian footballer also known as Maximiliano Rodrigues Lopes, died on September 16, 2026, aged 74. A right winger, he was part of Portuguesa de Desportos in the 1970s…
Amelinha Teles death at age 81
Amelinha Teles, a Brazilian journalist and political activist, died on September 15, 2026, aged 81. Born Maria Amélia de Almeida Teles in Contagem, Minas Gerais, she became known for her…
Aracy Amaral, died aged 96
Aracy Amaral, the Brazilian art historian and curator who directed the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo from 1975 to 1979 and the Museum of Contemporary Art at the University…
Sérgio Toledo Machado passed away at age 81
Sérgio Toledo Machado, the Brazilian Olympic basketball player known as Sérgio "Macarrão" de Toledo Machado, died on September 12, 2026, at age 81. A former professional player, he represented Brazil…
Claudio Carsughi obituary: died at age 93
Claudio Carsughi, the Italian-Brazilian sports journalist associated with Corriere dello Sport, Rádio Jovem Pan and Quatro Rodas, died on September 10, 2026, aged 93. Born in Arezzo in 1932, he…
Jackson Nascimento dead at age 102
Jackson Nascimento, the Brazilian football player and manager who played for Athletico Paranaense and Corinthians, died on September 9, 2026, aged 102. A midfielder, he was revealed by Atlético Paranaense…
Obituary: Gracindo Júnior, dead at age 83
Gracindo Júnior, the Brazilian actor, died on September 2, 2026, aged 83. Born in Rio de Janeiro on May 21, 1943, he built a career in theatre and television under…
Carlos Monforte dies at age 77
Carlos Monforte, a Brazilian journalist who helped anchor TV Globo’s morning news programming, died on August 31, 2026, at age 77. Born Carlos Américo Aguiar Monforte in Santos, he graduated…
Manoel Dias passed away at age 88
Manoel Dias, a Brazilian politician and minister of labour, died on August 22, 2026, aged 88. Born in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, on August 13, 1938, he trained as a lawyer…
Glória Menezes died at age 92
Glória Menezes, the Brazilian actress known for films and television work including O Pagador de Promessas, Irmãos Coragem and Rainha da Sucata, died on August 18, 2026, aged 92. Born…
Laura Cardoso has died at age 98
Laura Cardoso, the Brazilian actress whose career spanned cinema, theater and television, died on August 18, 2026, aged 98. Born Laurinda de Jesus Cardoso in São Paulo on September 13,…
Duca passed away at age 92
Duca, the Brazilian footballer better known as Adrualdo Barroso da Silva, died on August 15, 2026, aged 92. Born in Recife on May 4, 1934, he emerged from Flamengo’s youth…
Death of Carlos Domingos Massoni at age 87
Carlos Domingos Massoni, the Brazilian basketball player and Olympic bronze medallist known as Mosquito, died on August 13, 2026, aged 87. Born in São Paulo on January 4, 1939, Massoni…
Lúcia Viveiros passed away at age 91
Lúcia Viveiros, a Brazilian politician and civil engineer, died on August 11, 2026, aged 91. Born in Belém on April 13, 1935, she was known for her work in public…
Obituary: Douglas Franklin, dead at age 76
Douglas Franklin, the Brazilian footballer known for his spells with Santos and Bahia, died on August 9, 2026, aged 76, after cancer. Born Douglas da Silva Franklin in Barretos on…
Douglas died at age 76
Douglas, a Brazilian footballer best known for his time with Santos and Bahia, died on August 9, 2026, aged 76. Born in Barretos on September 9, 1949, he was an…
Zuca Sardan died at age 92
Zuca Sardan, the literary name of Carlos Felipe Alves Saldanha, died on August 6, 2026, aged 92, in Hamburg, Germany, of complications from a fall. A Brazilian poet, writer, draughtsman…
Death of Geraldão at age 77
Geraldão, the Brazilian footballer better known as Geraldo da Silva, died on August 6, 2026, aged 77. A forward, he rose to prominence as the top scorer in the 1974…
Obituary: Bagre Fagundes, dead at age 86
Bagre Fagundes, the Brazilian gaucho musician known as Euclides Fagundes Filho, died on August 2, 2026, aged 86. Born in Uruguaiana on October 3, 1939, he was described as a…
Obituary: Tássio, dead at age 41
Tássio, the Brazilian footballer known for his spells with Botafogo, Bragantino and CSKA Sofia, died on July 29, 2026, aged 41. Born Tássio Maia dos Santos in Rio de Janeiro…
Octavio Gallotti dead at age 95
Octavio Gallotti, the Brazilian judge who served on the Supreme Federal Court, died on July 26, 2026, aged 95. Born Luiz Octavio Pires e Albuquerque Gallotti in Rio de Janeiro…
Fernando, died aged 72
Fernando Guisini Neto, a Brazilian footballer and coach, died on July 22, 2026. Known also as Fernando, Fernando Guisini, Fernando Nariz and Fernando Narigudo, he was born on March 8,…
Luiz Carlos Barreto passes away at age 98
Luiz Carlos Barreto, the Brazilian film producer and screenwriter, died on July 22, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Sobral on May 28, 1928, he began his career…
Elza Berquó dies at 100
Elza Berquó, a Brazilian mathematician and statistician whose work also extended into research, died on July 16, 2026. Born on October 17, 1925, in Guaxupé, she studied mathematics at the…
Obituary: Renato Machado, dead at age 83
Renato Machado, a Brazilian journalist and longtime TV Globo newscaster, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Rio de Janeiro on March 21, 1943, he studied law and journalism at…
Death of Alcides Bernal at age 60
Alcides Bernal, a Brazilian lawyer, radio broadcaster and politician, died on July 13, 2026, at age 60. Born Alcides Jesus Peralta Bernal on July 14, 1965, in Corumbá, he built…
Rui Resende dead at age 88
Rui Resende, the Brazilian actor known for work in film and television, died on July 12, 2026. Born José Pereira Rezende Filho in Araguari in 1937, he began his career…
Rui Rezende dies at age 88
Rui Rezende, the Brazilian actor known for roles in "Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands" and "Roque Santeiro," died on July 12, 2026. He was 88. Born José Pereira Rezende…
Cid Saboia de Carvalho has died at age 90
Cid Saboia de Carvalho, a Brazilian politician and lawyer who served in the Federal Senate from 1987 to 1995, died on July 10, 2026, at the age of 90. Born…
Benedito Ruy Barbosa, died aged 95
Benedito Ruy Barbosa died on July 7, 2026, at age 95. He was a Brazilian telenovela writer, playwright, screenwriter and television writer. Born on April 17, 1931, in Gália, Barbosa…
Waldemar Borges death at age 67
Waldemar Borges died on July 4, 2026. He was a Brazilian politician. Tags Politicians, 04 July 2026, Borges, Brazil, Cancer, Waldemar, July 2026, July 4
Careca obituary: died at age 82
Careca, the Brazilian footballer known formally as Jesus Carlos da Silva, died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Baldim on September 26, 1943, he played…
Obituary: Vicente Lage, dead at age 93
Vicente Lage, a Brazilian football manager and former player, died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 93. Also known as Cento e Nove, he was born Vicente de…
Alexei Bueno obituary: died at age 63
Alexei Bueno, a Brazilian poet and writer, died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 63, in Rio de Janeiro, of complications from cancer. Born in Rio de Janeiro…
Marcelo Miranda Soares passes away at age 87
Marcelo Miranda Soares, a Brazilian politician who served as mayor of Campo Grande and later as governor of Mato Grosso do Sul, died on June 23, 2026, at the age…
Robson Barros obituary: died at age 57
Robson Barros died on June 20, 2026. He was a composer. Tags Musicians, 20 June 2026, Barros, Brazil, Robson, June 20, June 2026
Robson Barros obituary: died at age 57
Robson Barros died on June 20, 2026. Tags Musicians, 20 June 2026, Barros, Brazil, Robson, June 20, June 2026
Death of Brasão at age 44
Brasão, a Brazilian footballer, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 44. Born Ivan Fiel da Silva in São Paulo on January 1, 1982, he was best known…
Obituary: Raimundo Carrero, dead at age 78
Raimundo Carrero, a Brazilian journalist and writer, died on June 16, 2026, at age 78. Born in Salgueiro, Pernambuco, in 1947, he went on to study at the Federal University…
Telê Ancona Lopez passed away at age 87
Telê Ancona Lopez died on June 15, 2026. She was a Brazilian literary scholar who worked at the University of São Paulo and its Institute of Brazilian Studies. Born in…
Lucas Frota death at age 21
Lucas Frota died on June 14, 2026. He was a Brazilian DJ and music producer. Frota was born in Rio de Janeiro in 2002 and died in the same city…
Vovô Anésio dies at age 88
Vovô Anésio died on June 13, 2026, after a cardiac arrest. He was a Brazilian YouTuber and digital influencer. News of his death marked the loss of a figure known…
Brito dies at 86
Brito, the Brazilian footballer who starred for Vasco da Gama, Botafogo and the Brazil national team, died on June 11, 2026. Born Hércules de Brito Ruas in Rio de Janeiro…
Orlando Senna obituary: died at age 86
Orlando Senna died on June 9, 2026. He was a Brazilian film director best known for Iracema: Uma Transa Amazônica. Senna also worked as a writer and producer on film…
Death of Beatriz Pardi at age 84
Beatriz Pardi, a Brazilian politician and member of the São Paulo Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 1999, died on June 9, 2026. She was 84. Born on June 6, 1942,…
Leivinha died at age 76
Leivinha, the Brazilian footballer known for his spells with Portuguesa and Palmeiras and for appearances with the national team, died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 76. Born…
Cláudio Magrão death at age 72
Cláudio Magrão, a Brazilian politician who served as a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies from 2003 to 2007 and again from 2007 to 2009, died on June 2, 2026.…
Jay Silva passed away at age 45
Jay Silva, an Angolan-born American mixed martial artist, died on June 1, 2026. He was 45. Born in Luanda on May 25, 1981, Silva competed as a heavyweight and fought…
Nestor da Silva dies at 108
Nestor da Silva, a Brazilian military officer, military paratrooper and World War II veteran, died on May 30, 2026, at the age of 108. Born on June 13, 1917, in…
Pedro Ortaça, died aged 83
Pedro Ortaça died on May 29, 2026. He was a Brazilian musician. Tags Musicians, 29 May 2026, Brazil, Pedro, May 2026, May 29, Ortaça
Death of Antônio Salim Curiati at age 98
Antônio Salim Curiati, Brazilian politician and physician who served as mayor of São Paulo and later as a deputy, died on May 25, 2026. He was 98. Curiati was born…
Rene Belmonte obituary: died at age 55
Rene Belmonte, a Brazilian screenwriter whose work included If I Were You, Novo Mundo and Federal Bank Heist, died on May 25, 2026. He was 55. Born on January 27,…
Obituary: Gabriel Ganley, dead at age 22
Gabriel Ganley died on May 23, 2026. He was a Brazilian bodybuilder and influencer. His death was noted by sources identifying him as 22 years old. Gabriel Ganley, 22, Brazilian…
Luís Freire Neto passed away at age 69
Luís Freire Neto, a Brazilian politician and architect who served in the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco from 1983 to 1987 and in the Chamber of Deputies from 1987 to 1989,…
João Maurício Adeodato obituary: died at age 70
João Maurício Adeodato, a Brazilian jurist and legal philosopher, died on May 19, 2026, at age 70. Born João Maurício Leitão Adeodato on March 12, 1956, he was born in…
Death of José Ribamar Pereira at age 81
José Ribamar Pereira, a Brazilian politician who served as a Piauí state deputy from 1999 to 2003 and again in 2011, died on May 18, 2026. He was 81. Pereira…
Geovani Silva dies at age 62
Geovani Silva, a Brazilian footballer who played for Vasco da Gama, Bologna and the national team, died on May 18, 2026, of organ failure. He was 62. A midfielder, he…
Rubem Medina dies at age 83
Rubem Medina, a Brazilian politician and economist who served as a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies from 1967 to 2003, died on May 14, 2026, in Rio de Janeiro.…
Silva has died at age 67
Luís Carlos da Silva Matos, a Brazilian footballer known as Silva, died on May 11, 2026. He was 67. A forward, Silva emerged in Botafogo’s youth system and played for…
Agberto Matos has died at age 54
Agberto Matos, a Brazilian Olympic handball player, died on May 9, 2026, at age 54. Known as Agberto Correa de Matos, he was born on April 8, 1972, in Santos,…
Obituary: Melo Freire, dead at age 99
Melo Freire, a Brazilian politician and deputy from 1975 to 1991, died on May 8, 2026, at age 99. Born Joaquim de Melo Freire on January 11, 1927, in Passos,…
Luiz Sérgio Carlini dies at age 73
Luiz Sérgio Carlini died on May 7, 2026. He was a Brazilian songwriter and guitarist associated with Tutti Frutti and Rita Lee. His work placed him among notable figures in…
Guto Graça Mello has died at age 78
Guto Graça Mello died on May 5, 2026. He was a Brazilian composer and music producer. Tags Musicians, 05 May 2026, Brazil, Guto, Mello, Taurus, May 2026, May 5
Obituary: Hermano da Silva Ramos, dead at age 100
Hermano da Silva Ramos, the French-Brazilian racing driver, died on May 4, 2026, at the age of 100. Born in Paris on December 7, 1925, he was the son of…
Régis Barroso has died at age 84
Régis Barroso, a Brazilian politician and lawyer who served as a deputy from 1967 to 1971, died on May 3, 2026, in Fortaleza, Brazil, at the age of 84. Born…
Alex Zanardi died at age 59
Alex Zanardi, the Italian racing driver and paracyclist, died on May 2, 2026, at the age of 59. Born Alessandro Zanardi in Bologna on October 23, 1966, he won the…
Death of Raimundo Rodrigues Pereira at age 85
Raimundo Rodrigues Pereira, a Brazilian journalist, died on May 2, 2026, at the age of 85. He was part of the team that launched Veja magazine and later worked as…
Death of Fernando Novais at age 92
Fernando Novais died on April 30, 2026. No cause of death was stated. Tags Scientists, Writers, 30 April 2026, Brazil, Fernando, Novais, April 2026, April 30
Silvano Raia, died aged 95
Silvano Raia, a Brazilian liver surgeon, died on April 28, 2026, at the age of 95. He specialized in liver diseases and was professor emeritus at the Faculty of Medicine…
Death of Luciana Novaes at age 42
Luciana Novaes, a Brazilian social worker, politician and Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman, died on April 27, 2026. She was 42. Novaes was affiliated with the Workers' Party (PT) and…
Marcos Petrillo death at age 67
Marcos Petrillo, a Brazilian promoter, author and music researcher, died on April 26, 2026. He was identified with work connected to the album "Skylab," a 1999 release by Brazilian musician…
Moogie Canazio passed away at age 70
Moogie Canazio, a Brazilian recording engineer, mixing engineer and record producer, died on April 21, 2026, at age 70. Born Antonio Canazio in Rio de Janeiro, he worked with artists…
Gerardo Renault, died aged 96
Gerardo Renault, a Brazilian politician and lawyer who served in the Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais from 1968 to 1978 and in the Chamber of Deputies from 1978 to 1986,…
Oscar Andrade obituary: died at age 68
Oscar Andrade, a Brazilian politician and deputy from 1996 to 2003, died on April 18, 2026, in Brasília following a motorcycle accident. Born Oscar Ilton de Andrade on September 26,…
Obituary: Beatriz de Moura, dead at age 86
Beatriz de Moura, a Brazilian-born Spanish publisher and translator, died on April 17, 2026. She was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1939, grew up in a family of diplomats…
Oscar Schmidt dies at age 68
Oscar Schmidt, the Brazilian basketball player who played for SE Palmeiras, JuveCaserta and the national team, died on April 17, 2026, in São Paulo, Brazil, at the age of 68.…
Edmar de Salles has died at age 97
Edmar de Salles, a Brazilian Olympic sport shooter, died on April 14, 2026, aged 97. He was born on June 15, 1928, and competed in two events at the 1968…