Rafael Fragoso

Rafael Fragoso Pires (1958 – Rio de Janeiro, 17 May 2020) better known as Fafa, was a Brazilian businessman and sportsman.[1][2] He was a professional jockey, and was repeatedly Brazilian champion in horse racing.[3]

Biography

Rafael Fragoso Pires was the son of ex-tycoon José Fragoso Pires, whose empire went into debt in the 1990s. The family owned the failed Oceanic and Amazonian fleets and the extinct Banco Vega.[4]

Rafael liked horses and horse racing, and was Brazilian champion several times, officially representing Brazil in international competitions.[5]

In 2015, he closed his Fragoso accessories and footwear store in Ipanema, south of Rio de Janeiro,[6] which he co-owned with partners Felipe Gomes and Bernardo Gomes.[7]

In March 2020, he was diagnosed with COVID-19, after attending his daughter's engagement party on the 7th of the same month.[8] According to the magazine Época, among the guests there were people who had returned from Italy, the United States and Belgium.[9]

In May 2020, he died of COVID-19, at the age of 62, after being hospitalized for two months, at the State Institute of the Brain (IEC). He had been undergoing treatment for leukemia before being infected by covid.[4] He left his wife, architect and decorator Márcia Müller, and a daughter, from his relationship with Bettina Haegler. His daughter was preparing to marry Pedro Orleans and Bragança, son of the prince Alberto de Orleans and Bragança.[1]

References
  1. "Infectado em noivado da filha, Rafael Fragoso Pires morre de coronavírus". Metropoles. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. "Rio: Empresário da alta sociedade morre por covid-19 após noivado da filha". Uol. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. "Rio: Empresário da alta sociedade morre por covid-19 após noivado da filha". Bol. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. https://diariodorio.com/empresario-rafael-fragoso-pires-morre-de-covid-19/
  5. Lu Lacerda. "Morre o gentleman Rafael Fragoso Pires (Fafa): coronavírus leva o cavaleiro e cavalheiro carioca". iG. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. "Pedidos de falência devem ter maior alta em 10 anos". Folha Vitória. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  7. http://www.zeronaldo.com/2015/crise-no-comercio-carioca-afasta-os-bons-produtos-da-moda-nacional/
  8. Cleo Guimarães. "Coronavírus: festa que se tornou foco de Covid-19 tem segunda vítima fatal". Abril. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  9. "Sogro de integrante da família real brasileira morre de Covid-19". IstoÉ. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.



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