Overview

• Flávia Vasconcelos de Mello, 32, was struck on September 25 while crossing at a marked crosswalk on Rua Snu Abecassis in Lisbon’s Lumiar neighborhood.
• A nearby resident called emergency services at 20:30 as two local doctors provided first aid, and paramedics attempted resuscitation without success.
• The 300-meter street carries a 40 km/h limit, and witnesses said the driver remained at the scene, spoke to police and appeared devastated.
• Friends and relatives raised about R$120–122 thousand to fund the transfer of her body to Brazil and airfare for her parents and sisters to manage formalities in Portugal.
• A UFRJ-trained ecologist on a postdoc at Mare, she was honored in an institute note and by her partner in a public tribute, with a wake expected in Rio de Janeiro.