Memorials in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro: 53 memorial pages
of people who were born or died here, or were laid to rest here
Memorial
Zuca Sardan
08/18/1933 – 08/06/2026
92 years
Brazilian poet
Memorial
Oliver Tree
06/29/1993 – 06/14/2026
32 years
American musician
Memorial
Hércules Brito Ruas
08/09/1939 – 06/11/2026
86 years
Brazilian footballer (born 1939)
Memorial
Haílton Corrêa de Arruda
04/26/1937 – 04/08/2025
87 years
Brazilian footballer
Memorial
Sérgio Mendes
02/11/1941 – 09/05/2024
83 years
Brazilian musician
Memorial
Silvio Santos
née Senor Abravanel
12/12/1930 – 08/17/2024
93 years
Brazilian media entrepreneur
Memorial
Mário Zagallo
08/09/1931 – 01/05/2024
92 years
Brazilian footballer
Memorial
Roberto Dinamite
née Carlos Roberto de Oliveira
04/13/1954 – 01/08/2023
68 years
Brazilian footballer, politician
Memorial
Nélida Piñon
née Nélida Cuíñas Piñón
05/03/1937 – 12/17/2022
85 years
Brazilian writer
Memorial
Jô Soares
01/16/1938 – 08/05/2022
84 years
Brazilian comedian and writer
Memorial
Wira Wowk
01/02/1926 – 07/16/2022
96 years
Ukrainian writer, critic, and translator
Memorial
Elza Soares
née Elza Gomes da Conceição
06/23/1930 – 01/20/2022
91 years
Brazilian musician
Memorial
Nelson Freire
10/18/1944 – 11/01/2021
77 years
Brazilian pianist
Memorial
Rubem Fonseca
05/11/1925 – 04/15/2020
94 years
Brazilian writer and screenwriter
Memorial
Jair Marinho de Oliveira
07/17/1936 – 03/07/2020
83 years
Brazilian footballer
Memorial
Valdir Espinosa
10/17/1947 – 02/27/2020
72 years
Brazilian association football player and manager
Memorial
Altair
01/22/1938 – 08/09/2019
81 years
Brazilian footballer
Memorial
João Gilberto
06/10/1931 – 07/06/2019
88 years
Brazilian musician, pioneer of bossa nova
Memorial
Beth Carvalho
05/05/1946 – 04/30/2019
72 years
Brazilian musician
Memorial
Walter Machado da Silva
09/09/1934 – 02/25/2019
84 years
Brazilian footballer
Memorial
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
10/22/1928 – 04/21/2018
89 years
Brazilian film director
Memorial
Marielle Franco
née Marielle Francisco da Silva
07/27/1979 – 03/14/2018
38 years
Brazilian politician and activist
Memorial
Loalwa Braz
06/03/1953 – 01/19/2017
63 years
Brazilian pop singer
Memorial
Carlos Alberto Torres
07/17/1944 – 10/25/2016
72 years
Brazilian association football player and manager
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