Rita de Cássia (Igor de Melo/Du)
Big loss for Brazilian music! Rita of Cassia, one of the greatest forró composers in the country, died in Fortaleza on Tuesday evening (3). Nationally known for great successes Band Mastruz com LeiteLike “Meu Vaqueiro, Meu Peão” and “Saga De Um Vaqueiro”, she did not resist an image of pulmonary fibrosis. The information comes from Diário do Nordeste.
The artist had recently been hospitalized. So much so that in the latest publication on her official Instagram account, Rita wishes a Happy New Year to the more than 170,000 followers who follow her on the social network.
By the way, in this and other recent videos of her on the platform, you can see that the composer expresses herself with difficulty breathing, always opting for short sentences and very quick messages to her fans.
Of course, this is a consequence of pulmonary fibrosis, which is characterized by scarring or stiffening of the organ, which reduces the ability of the lungs to expand, thus negatively affecting the respiratory process.