Lô Borges, Cofounder of Clube da Esquina, Dies at 73 in Belo Horizonte

Overview

• The musician died at 8:50 p.m. on Sunday, November 2, with his family confirming the death on Monday.
• He had been hospitalized in Belo Horizonte since mid-October for medication intoxication and was treated in intensive care with mechanical ventilation.
• Medical bulletins said he underwent a tracheostomy on October 25 and began hemodialysis on October 27.
• Artists and public figures posted tributes, including a message from Milton Nascimento’s team praising Borges’ lifelong importance to his work.
• A key architect of the Clube da Esquina sound, he penned staples such as O Trem Azul and Um Girassol da Cor do Seu Cabelo and most recently released the album Céu de Giz with Zeca Baleiro in August 2025.