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Grupo Baumgart Executive Otto Baumgart Dies at 45

The third-generation board adviser had undergone treatment for cancer since a 2023 diagnosis.

Overview

  • His wife announced the death on Sunday, Jan. 11, and shared wake and burial details on social media.
  • The wake is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 13, at Funeral Morumbi in São Paulo, with burial at Cemitério Redentor.
  • At Grupo Baumgart, he served as a board adviser and sat on the People, Culture and Governance and the Finance, Audit and Risk committees.
  • The family conglomerate controls Vedacit, Shopping Center Norte and Expo Center Norte, with Otto representing its third generation.
  • In a 2025 interview, he said doctors found an intestinal tumor with liver metastasis in Dec. 2023 after a traffic accident, and groups such as Anamaco, Resgatando Vidas and Gerando Falcões issued condolences.