Amazonian Actor and Director Matheus Sabbá Dies at 30

Overview

• The Secretaria de Estado de Cultura e Economia Criativa do Amazonas and arts organizations confirmed that Matheus Domingues Sabbá died at age 30 on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
• Officials announced his sepultamento will be held in Manaus while they have not released the cause of death or the exact location where he died, leaving key details pending.
• Sabbá trained at the Universidade do Estado do Amazonas and built a career in musical theatre and opera, directing the award-winning musical A Caixa Mágica do Natal and signing the 2026 Femusc staging of the opera Onheama.
• He also worked as an assistant on a 2025 Madama Butterfly production and acted in the 2024 film O Último Azul, credits that helped raise his profile at festivals and major venues in Brazil.
• Peers, festivals and cultural bodies across Amazonas issued public tributes highlighting his influence on the local performing arts scene and reporters say coverage will follow any official updates on funeral arrangements and the circumstances of his death.