In The News: Originally posted on March 3rd, 2026 on Mirror. Original post here: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/singer-adriana-araujo-dies-brain-36809665
A much-loved singer, who found fame during lockdown, has tragically died from a brain aneurysm. Adriana Araujo, 49, who amassed a legion of loyal fans thanks to her inspiring performances, was considered one of the leading lights of Brazil’s samba scene.
With a social media following of more than 70,000, Adriana, who, heartbreakingly, leaves her son, Daniel, and husband, Evaldo, had fans all over the world. However, tragically, just six years after finding fame, the singer has died after collapsing at home on Saturday night before being rushed to hospital where she was in a “very serious and irreversible” condition.
The samba star remained in a coma from an aneurysm which caused “extensive bleeding” to the brain. Sadly, Adriana died at the Odilon Behrens Metropolitan Hospital in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on Monday.
Raised in the favelas of Pedreira Prado Lopes in Belo Horizonte, the mum-of-one took part in Afro dance and theatre workshops before launching her solo career in 2020.
She performed concerts for the local community from her rooftop and livestreamed them to her emerging online audience. Her lockdown shows also helped to raise funds for poor families in the Primeiro de Maio and São Marcos neighbourhoods.
