Brazilian actress and model Isis Freitas dies at the age of 22 after being rushed to hospital
- Big names from Brazilian showbiz mourned the loss of Freitas online
Brazilian actress and model Isis Freitas has died after being taken to hospital in serious condition.
Freitas, 22, died Sunday and was buried Monday at Sao Francisco Xavier Cemetery in Rio de Janeiro.
Her cause of death has not been revealed, but information circulating on social media suggests she died of tuberculosis, Brazilian media said.
Her team at talent agency LMA Producoes confirmed her death on social media.
They wrote: ‘It is with great regret and sadness that we come to inform you of the death of our actress and companion Isis Freitas.
Isis Freitas, 22, died on Sunday and was buried on Monday at the Sao Francisco Xavier Cemetery in Rio de Janeiro.
Freitas started her career as a model before working as an actress and appearing in a number of plays
Freitas has also been featured in several advertisements for cosmetic brands
“On behalf of the entire team of actors and staff at LMA, our sincere condolences to all her friends and family. We are united in solidarity for this irreparable loss.”
Freitas started her career as a model before working as an actress and appearing in a number of plays. She has also featured in several advertisements for cosmetic brands.
Big names in Brazilian showbiz mourned the loss of the actress and model online, with actress Larissa Manoela, influencer Lucas Neto and soap actor Matheus Dias paying tribute.
Manoela said: ‘I am still shocked by your departure. Young girl, very sweet, talented and affectionate. Rest in peace, Isis! My condolences to the entire family.’
Big names from Brazilian showbiz mourned the loss of Freitas online
Isis Freitas. Actress Larissa Manoela wrote on social media: ‘Still in shock about your departure. Young girl, very sweet, talented and affectionate. Rest in peace, Isis! My condolences to the entire family’
Dias said, ‘Rest, my friend! Love you forever. She was a beautiful face, with a smile that reached all the way to her front, a laugh that was good to hear, a sweet voice and so beautiful. I always praised you because I always knew how wonderful you were and it was not without reason that I always compared you to the sun.
‘And now you leave the scene, without goodbye on a sunny day as beautiful as you are. Holy s***, it’s fucked up, it hurts.
“But you had bigger, sunnier places to enchant, and I really hope you’ll take care of us wherever you are.
“Rest assured, my dear, may the heavenly father welcome you and may your smile be the strongest mark in the memories of those you were present in your life.”