Death of Silvio Santos

Death of Silvio Santos
Silvio Santos in 2019
Native name Morte de Sílvio Santos
DateAugust 17, 2024 (2024-08-17)
Time4h50m a.m. (UTC-3[1])
LocationSão Paulo, Brazil
Coordinates23°36′02″S 46°42′55″W / 23.60056°S 46.71528°W / -23.60056; -46.71528
Causebronchopneumonia after infection with H1N1

On August 17, 2024, Senor Abravanel, known by the pseudonym Silvio Santos, one of Brazil's greatest television presenters, died of bronchopneumonia following an influenza infection at the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, in São Paulo, at the age of 93.[2][1] His death had international repercussion.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Causa da morte de Silvio Santos é revelada. Saiba qual". Metrópoles (in Brazilian Portuguese). August 17, 2024. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Silvio Santos, um dos maiores comunicadores da TV brasileira, morre aos 93 anos". CNN Brasil. August 17, 2024. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "Brazilian entertaining legend Silvio Santos dies at 93". ABC News. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.