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
Died	2 August 2021(2021-08-02) (aged 59) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation	Event promoter
Spouse	Rodrigo 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. Veiga, Aida (12 September 2001). . Veja. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
4. Furtado, Jonas (24 May 2004). . 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.