Mel Maia Posts Heartfelt New Year Message After Mother’s Death

Overview

• The 21-year-old actress used Instagram to share an intimate look back at 2025 and to encourage kindness in 2026.
• She urged followers to care for themselves and their loved ones, emphasizing the support close relationships provide.
• Maia wrote that it is acceptable if someone’s greatest achievement in 2025 was simply surviving and called for a gentler year ahead.
• Débora Maia was found dead on November 28 in the bathroom of her apartment in Rio’s southwest zone, according to reporting credited to journalist Léo Dias, and the family has not revealed a cause.
• Reports note Débora was also mother to Yasmin Maia, and one outlet reported she had a son named Lukas who died at age three.