One of Brazil’s most respected and popular presenters, Jô Soares, recently died after being hospitalized for days in an intensive care unit in Rio de Janeiro for lung complications. As an author, presenter, singer and actor, Jô managed to amass a fortune in his 84 years.
But with no children, since the only direct heir, Rafael Soares, died in 2014 at the age of 50, the artist’s entire legacy will be distributed to the staff who cared for him until the end of his life, according to the Contigo website.
In addition to the workers, his exwife Flávia Pedras, from whom he separated in 1998, will also keep the amount. The businesswoman informed fans and followers that Jô had passed away. She landed on the presenter’s personal and artistic collection.
Presenter Jô Soares even earned the highest salary at TV Globo, around R$ 500,000. After his death last week, he estimates the comedian left behind a millionaire legacy. According to a report by the Metropóles portal, the writer owned a villa in Vinhedo, inland São Paulo, worth R$15 million.