Brazilian writer and comedian Joe Soares died on Friday, at the age of 84, at Serio Lebanon Hospital in Sao Paulo.
This information was confirmed by the presenter’s ex-wife, Flavia Piedras, who also said that the funeral and waking will be reserved for family and friends.
Born on January 16, 1938 in Rio de Janeiro, he moved with his family to Europe at the age of twelve.
With a long career, Jose Eugenio Soares has been a comedian, television presenter, writer, director, and actor.
He made his film and television debut in the late 1950s, as a screenwriter and actor, specifically at the Grand TV Tupi theater, and achieved greater success about ten years later when he arrived on TV Globo with the program “Faça Humor Não Fazer Guerra”, which He was an actor and author.
Portugal discovered the author of “O Xangô de Baker Street” in 1981, when RTP began broadcasting its comedy show “Viva o Gordo!”.
And in the last post on his official page on the Twitter network, dated Thursday, Joe Soares wrote: “It is not necessary to show beauty to the blind, nor to tell the truth to the deaf. I like you.”
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, extended his “sincere condolences” to the family of the Brazilian comedian Joe Soares, who died today at the age of 84, recalling that he “made people laugh and think for years” accompanied by him. Famous sketches.
“His ‘drawings’ became famous, some expressions even entered a common language, and made us laugh and think for years. Many thanks to Joe Soares, who left the scene today, but not from our hearts, nor from our memories,” Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa wrote in a condolence telegram posted on the site Official Presidency of the Republic.
“Hardcore alcohol maven. Hipster-friendly analyst. Introvert. Devoted social media advocate.”
