Overview

• A wake is scheduled for this afternoon at Funeral Home in Bela Vista, São Paulo, with visitation reported from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• The veteran presenter became a leading face of ESPN Brasil and a former anchor of SportsCenter after rising to prominence in the 1990s.
• He formed a celebrated on‑air partnership with Antero Greco on SportsCenter, a program launched during coverage of the 0 SydSydney Olympics.
• Recent years included multiple spinal surgeries intended to relieve pain and improve mobility by decompressing nerves and improving circulation.
• He started in radio at age 15 at Rádio Clube Ararense, and the nickname “Amigão da Galera” was coined in 1990 by colleague Osvaldo Pascoal at Rádio Record.