Brazil

27Jul

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Adriana Midori Takara, Student

An accounting student in her 30s died after contracting the Covid-19 that has infected over 1.95 million lakh people across the world, so far, and killed more than 4.18 million. Adriana Midori Takara, 38, had no underlying health conditions but the Brazilian national's condition deteriorated quickly after contracting the Delta strain. She died in the early hours of Sunday at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney's inner west, about 10 days after contracting the virus. Fernanda Ferreira Batista, who established the GoFundMe to help cover the cost of Takara’s funeral and of returning her body to Brazil, described her friend as more than a mere number. “Adriana is not a number, she was a woman with dreams and wishes,” Batista wrote. At 9.36pm on Monday the fundraiser had garn...

3Jul

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Wanderley Mariz, politician

Vigolvino Wanderley Mariz aka Wanderley Mariz ‑ a Brazilian Politician and Lawyer from the state of Rio Grande do Norte – succumbed to Covid-19 on July 2, 2020. Before pursuing a career in politics, Mariz went to college at the Fluminense Federal University and graduated in Law. In 1974, Mariz was elected Member of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies representing his birth state of Rio Grande do Norte. His first tenure went from 1975 to 1979. In 1978, he was re-elected Federal Deputy for Rio Grande do Norte. This time he remained in power between 1979 and 1983. In 1982, he was re-elected for his third and last term as a Federal Deputy. His last term went from 1983 to 1987. In 1986, he decided to run for a spot at the Brazilian Senate representing Rio Grande do Nort...

22Jun

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Marconi Alencar, politician

Marconi José Figueiredo de Alencar aka known simply as Marconi Alencar ‑ a Brazilian Politician from the state of Ceará – died from Covid-19 on June 21, 2020. Between 1962 and 1966, Alencar acted as Mayor of Araripe. In 1970, Alencar was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ceará. He remained in power from 1971 to 1975. In 1974, he was re-elected State Deputy and kept his post from 1975 to 1979. In 1978, he was elected State Deputy for the third consecutive time. His third tenure lasted from 1979 to 1983. In 1982, Alencar was elected State Deputy for the fourth and last time. This time remaining in charge from 1983 to 1987. On June 21, 2020, Alencar died in Fortaleza at the age of 81 due to complications brought on by COVID-19. ...

17Jun

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Paulinho Paiakan, politician

Paulinho Paiakan ‑ a leader of the Kayapo people, an indigenous tribe of Brazil ‑ died on June 16, 2020, at the Hospital Público Regional do Araguaia in Redenção, Pará, having been hospitalized with COVID-19. He led the Kayapo in their protests against destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Paiakan was hired by the Brazilian government in 1971 to facilitate the construction of the Trans-Amazonian highway system through Kayapo lands. Once Paiakan saw the nature of the project first hand, he quit his job and began to mobilize his people against the project. He took a splinter group of his home village and settled a new village named Aukre, where he set out to videotape the destruction of the rainforest and the Kayapo traditions. Paiakan became known ...

16Jun

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Renato de Jesus, politician

José Renato de Jesus aka Renato de Jesus ‑ a Brazilian Politician from the state of Rio de Janeiro – died from Covid-19 on June 15, 2020. De Jesus started his political career in 1992 when he was elected City councilor of Belford Roxo. He remained in City council from 1993 to 1995. In 1994, he decided to run and was later elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro. He kept his post as a State Deputy for two consecutive tenures between 1995 and 2002 after being re-elected once in 1998. In 2002, he unsuccessfully attempted re-election. Although he failed to secure enough votes in order to be directly elected, he was appointed suplente, a substitute Deputy that only takes office if a permanent or temporary vacancy within this coalition occurs. ...

6Jun

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Carlos Lessa, economist

Carlos Francisco Theodoro Machado Ribeiro de Lessa, better known as Carlos Lessa was a Brazilian economist and professor. He died from Covid-19 on June 5, 2020. Born in July 30, 1936 in Rio de Janeiro to a wealthy family, Lessa studied at private schools in his native city. In 1959, he graduated in economics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and later got a Master's degree at Conselho Nacional de Economia. In 1980 he finished his doctor's degree in Human sciences at University of Campinas. Lessa worked as a professor at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and at the Rio Branco Institute, the Brazilian diplomatic graduate school. In 2002, Lessa was elected Rector of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. It was his post for a brief period of time betw...

5Jun

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Dulce Nunes, actress

Dulce Pinto Bressane aka Dulce Nunes or Dulce Bressane ‑ a Brazilian actress and singer-songwriter of the genre MPB – died on June 4, 2020 after suffering from Covid-19. As a singer-songwriter, Nunes released three studio albums between 1964 and 1968, one of them alongside Carlos Lyra. She also collaborated as special guest in several albums by her then husband Egberto Gismonti. Outside her musical career, Nunes also ventured into cinema, acting in four Feature films between 1949 and 1967. Nunes was also an architect and owned Bressane Arquitetura & Interiores, an architecture firm in Rio de Janeiro. Nunes was married two times. First to pianist Bené Nunes breaking up in 1965 and later to fellow musician Egberto Gismonti between 1968-76. Nunes died in ...

4Jun

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Adriano Silva, politician

Adriano Aparecido Silva, better known as simply Adriano Silva, was a Brazilian Politician and professor from the state of Mato Grosso. He passed away on June 3, 2020 after contracting coronavirus. Before pursuing a career in politics, Silva worked as a professor and also held the post of Rector of the Mato Grosso State University between 2010 and 2014. In 2014, he decided to run for a spot at the Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso. Although he failed to be directly elected for the position, he was appointed suplente, a substitute Deputy that only takes office if a permanent or temporary vacancy within this coalition occurs. On January 4, 2016, Silva took office as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso due to a temporary vacancy. He remained in power for little...

30May

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Célio Taveira, footballer

Célio Taveira Filho ‑ a Brazilian footballer who played as a striker – died in hospital in João Pessoa on 29 May 2020, aged 79, from COVID-19. At the time of his death Taveira had four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.. Born in Santos, Taveira played for Portuguesa Santista, Ponte Preta, Jabaquara, Vasco da Gama, Nacional, Corinthians and Operário. He scored 100 goals for Vasco, being the club's 16th top goalscorer. For Nacional he scored 22 goals in the Copa Libertadores, being the 3rd highest Brazilian goalscorer in the competition. He retired at the age of 32 after injuring his collarbone in a collision with Rivelino in training. He earned 3 caps for the Brazilian national team. He was the last player to be cut from the...

30May

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Evaldo Gouveia, singer-songwriter

Evaldo Gouveira de Oliveira ‑ a Brazilian singer-songwriter of the genre MPB. – passed away after contracting Covid-19 on May 29, 2020. Born in Orós, a small city in the Brazilian state of Ceará, he moved with his family to neighboring city of Iguatu with only 3 months old. At the age 11, he moved to his birth state capital city of Fortaleza where he started his precocious musical carrer. There in the 1950s he created and joined a band called Trio Nagô with his fellow friends Mário Alves and Epaminondas de Souza, releasing six studio albums and various extended plays. Eventually, Gouveia went to Rio de Janeiro in order to pursue a solo career, and achieved stardom due to his friendship with fellow singer Altemar Dutra, who helped Gouveia by s...