Overview
- He died on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, in Recife, Pernambuco, according to multiple outlets citing family and local reports.
- Relatives say he had been hospitalized since December as one kidney failed, the second failed around Christmas, fluid built up in his lungs, and he arrested before haemodialysis could begin.
- Doctors reportedly believe he suffered multiple organ failure, but media reports note that a death certificate had not been issued.
- He gained fame in the 2000s for biceps reportedly measuring about 29 inches, which he acknowledged enlarging through injections of mineral oil and alcohol that physicians warned were dangerous.
- Local tributes followed his death; he lived in Olinda’s Aguas Compridas, worked odd jobs, and was unmarried with no children.