Ede Cury, Press Officer to Singer Leonardo, Dies at 70 in Cotia

Overview

• She fell ill at home on December 9 in Greater São Paulo, was taken to a hospital, and did not survive.
• Leonardo posted a tribute calling her a confidante who “cuidou de mim como filho” and thanked her for more than 25 years of loyalty.
• Cury began working with Leandro & Leonardo in 1993 and continued as Leonardo’s press officer for over three decades.
• Her clientele also included prominent Brazilian figures such as Ana Maria Braga, Carla Perez and the group Harmonia do Samba.
• She was the daughter of Rosvaldo Cury, a co-owner of the Copacabana record label influential in popularizing sertanejo.