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311 Notable deaths
in Rio de Janeiro
João Zeferino da Costa
Brazilian painter, teacher and decorator (1840-1915).
Born August 25th, 1840 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 24th, 1915 at 74 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Sebastião da Silveira Cintra
Catholic cardinal (1882-1942).
Born January 20th, 1882 in Espírito Santo do Pinhal.
Died October 17th, 1942 at 60 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Luiz Vinhaes
Brazilian footballer (1896-1960).
Born December 10th, 1896 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died April 3rd, 1960 at 63 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Leopoldo Miguez
Brazilian composer (1852–1902).
Born September 9th, 1852 in Niterói. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1902 at 49 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Adalgisa Nery
Brazilian writer and politician (1905-1980).
Born October 29th, 1905 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died June 7th, 1980 at 74 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stroke).
Helmut Sick
Ornithologist (1910–1991).
Born January 10th, 1910 in Leipzig.
Died March 5th, 1991 at 81 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro
Brazilian zoologist and herpetologist (1874-1939).
Born February 21st, 1874 in Rio Preto.
Died January 8th, 1939 at 64 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Joseph Gabet
French lazarist missionary that traveled in china with évariste régis huc (1808-1853).
Born December 4th, 1808 in Nevy-sur-Seille.
Died March 3rd, 1853 at 44 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Fernando Guidicelli
Brazilian footballer and manager (1906-1968).
Born March 1st, 1906 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 28th, 1968 at 62 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Estácio Coimbra
Brazilian politician (1872-1937).
Born October 2nd, 1872 in Barreiros.
Died November 9th, 1937 at 65 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
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