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A former Brazilian top-flight footballer has died after a wall collapsed on him during 75mph storm-force winds that killed five people in Rio de Janeiro.
Tassio Maia dos Santos, 41, was one of two men who were crushed when the structure gave way on Wednesday in the Santa Teresa district of Rio de Janeiro.
The former Botafogo striker was reportedly working at a historic mansion, which is now a wedding venue that overlooks the city’s Sugarloaf Mountain and Christ the Redeemer statue, when the wall collapsed.
His friend and colleague, Vandre Cordeiro, also died in the incident.
Botafogo paid tribute to the 41-year-old in a statement that reads: ‘It is with profound sorrow that Botafogo mourns the passing of former player Tassio Maia dos Santos, who wore our ...
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