Alicinha Cavalcanti

Alice Regina Alves Cavalcante[2] (16 November 1961 – 2 August 2021), better known as Alicinha Cavalcanti, was a Brazilian event promoter.[3]

Alicinha Cavalcanti
Born
Alicia Regina Alves Cavalcante

(1961-11-16)16 November 1961
São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Died2 August 2021(2021-08-02) (aged 59)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
OccupationEvent promoter
SpouseRodrigo Biondi[1]

Born in São José do Rio Preto, a municipality of São Paulo to parents from Ceará,[2] Cavalcanti was considered one of the best known promoters in Brazil. In her mailing, there were more than 17,000 names of famous people.[4] She began her career at the age of 20 in 1983, at the "Gallery", sponsored by the owner of the house, José Victor Oliva.[4][5]

Passionate about extreme leisure activities and sports such as jiu-jitsu, Cavalcanti had suffered several accidents that necessitated four pins in her knee, eleven screws and a plate in her leg.[4]

Illness and death

In 2015, Cavalcanti was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia.[1] In 2017, she was also diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a degenerative and incurable disease.[1] She died at the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital in São Paulo on 2 August 2021 at age 59 as a result of primary progressive aphasia.[1][6][7][8]

References
  1. Oliveira, Fábia (2 August 2021). "Morre a promoter Alicinha Cavalcanti". O Dia. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. Registro civil do 1º distrito de São José do Rio Preto (10 November 1966). "Talão de registro de nascimento de Alice Regina Alves Cavalcante". FamilySearch. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. Veiga, Aida (12 September 2001). "Quase famosos". Veja. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  4. Furtado, Jonas (24 May 2004). "Nunca namoro famosos". IstoÉ Gente. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  5. "Queria ser Chico Buarque". Folha de S.Paulo. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  6. "Alicinha Cavalcanti enfrenta doença rara". A Tarde. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. Antigo, Yuri (23 January 2020). "Força Alicinha". Society Rio-SP. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  8. "Promoter Alicinha Cavalcanti enfrenta doença rara e já não reconhece os amigos". Universo Online. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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