Tuane Rocha, passista and muse of São Clemente, is found dead in Rio | Rio de Janeiro

Tuane’s body lay in the bathroom of his house, in Jacarepaguá. The Civil Police investigates the case.

According to the family, Tuane suffered from hypertension. Family members believe he may have had a sudden illness and fell, as the passenger’s body had a head injury.

The body was transferred to the Medico-Legal Institute (IML) in the early hours of Wednesday (17). Until the last update of this report, there was no information about Tuane’s burial.

Friends recalled that Tuane had just started a clothing brand and recently signed a contract with a publisher to publish a biography.

In the world of samba, Tuane is remembered as a dreamer who made history in Sapucaí.

Friends also said that he was very happy and that they do not believe in the possibility of suicide.

Tuane leaves behind a daughter, who lives in Australia.

Samba artists and schools paid tribute to Tuane on social media, including Neguinho da Beija-Flor, São Clemente, Academicos do Cubango and Paraíso do Tuiuti. She paraded through these associations as a muse and protagonist of the extremes.

“My God, incredible that our dear Tuane Rocha is gone !! Excellent professional, we have been together in several shows. We miss and remember this happy and smiling person !! Rest in peace !! @tuanerocha”, wrote Neguinho da Beija- Flower.

Raíssa de Oliveira, queen of the Beija-Flor battery, also lamented the death of her friend on social networks: “I received the worst news. The daughter, the mother, the professional, who is a woman of fiber, would no longer be It has been a shock for me So many stages we shared together, so many trips, many conversations and laughter. Go with God, my eternal friend. Go with your joy and get to heaven dancing, which is what you loved to do.

Tuane worked with carnival all year round and, according to his friends, he did shows in Europe and Asia.