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Babi Cruz Makes First Public Appearance With Boyfriend Two Months After Arlindo Cruz’s Death

She has said loneliness during years of caregiving led her to start the relationship in 2022.

Overview

  • Appearing as a juror at the Concurso Corte Real do Carnaval 2026 in Rio on October 9, Cruz attended the event with boyfriend André Caetano.
  • In an Instagram story this week, she shared a romantic moment with Caetano and used Ferrugem’s song Casa do Amor, prompting mixed reactions from followers.
  • Reports state Cruz and Caetano have been together since 2022, during the period when Arlindo Cruz was alive and receiving long-term care after a 2017 stroke.
  • Arlindo Cruz died on August 8 from multiple organ failure linked to complications of a hemorrhagic stroke suffered in 2017.
  • Cruz was married to Arlindo for 40 years and they have two children, Arlindinho, 33, and Flora, 22.