Overview

• The school confirmed his death on Tuesday and tributes quickly followed from Liesa, Rio mayor Eduardo Paes, and São Paulo's Tom Maior.
• Friends and school members said he had recently undergone bariatric surgery, was discharged, then suffered complications and was admitted to intensive care, while no official cause has been released.
• Reports indicate the procedure occurred at Hospital Cardoso Fontes and he missed Portela's samba-enredo final last week during recovery.
• Funeral plans call for a public wake at Portela's quadra on October 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., followed by burial at Jardim da Saudade in Sulacap at 5 p.m.
• A defining Portela voice since 2006 with a return in 2016, he led the 2017 championship parade and won three Estandarte de Ouro awards, also serving Tom Maior, Vai-Vai, Unidos de Vila Maria, and Vila Isabel.