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New Straits Times
09-05-2025
- Health
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Child star Millena Brandao dies at 11
SAO PAULO: Child actress and model Millena Brandao who appeared in the Netflix series Sintonia — has died at age 11. People magazine reported yesterday that she died of an undisclosed illness last Friday. The child star's mother Thays told Brazilian news outlet G1 that since April 24, her daughter started experiencing severe headaches, leg pain, drowsiness and a loss of appetite. Millena was taken to see a doctor but did not receive a proper diagnosis. Thays explained that Millena's pain worsened so much that she could not walk. They returned to the hospital on April 26, but she was ultimately sent home again to rest. A few days later Millena was again admitted to the hospital and suffered cardiac arrest. Thays said that a CT scan revealed a 5-centimetre mass in her brain. However, there was no neurologist on site to confirm whether the mass was a tumour or clot. "She got worse, with two to three cardiac arrests per day. She had 13 arrests in total. She had never had that before," her mother recalled. Doctors ultimately declared Millena brain dead. On May 3, Thays announced Millena's death in an emotional Instagram post. "On May 2 we lost our little girl, but I'm sure she's in the arms of our almighty father and in a beautiful place to play. The memories we spent together will remain in my memory and I'll never forget your joy that was contagious to everyone around you. "My girl, I'm already missing you more and more not having you here and I know I'll miss you even more in the days to come. "You were the light in our lives and I know that from up there you'll continue to watch over us and light up our lives."
The Star
08-05-2025
- Health
- The Star
Child star Millena Brandao dies at 11 due to 13 cardiac arrests
Millena Brandao died on Friday, May 2 after falling ill. However, her cause of death remains unknown, according to her parents Thays and Luiz Brandao. Photo: Millena Brandao/Instagram Millena Brandao, a child actress and model who appeared in the Netflix series Sintonia , died at age 11 on Friday. The preteen died on Friday, May 2 after falling ill. However, her cause of death remains unknown, according to her parents Thays and Luiz Brandao. Millena's mother, Thays, told Brazilian news outlet G1, per People , that her daughter started experiencing severe headaches, leg pain, drowsiness and a loss of appetite on April 24. 'She had a headache, but she could walk and talk,' Thays said. 'The doctor said it was dengue fever, but he didn't do any tests. He told us to take her back home and give her dipyrone.' Thays said Millena's pain got worse and she couldn't work. They returned to the hospital only to be sent away again. Millena fainted in her bathroom. 'She put her hand on her head and screamed in pain,' Thays recalled. Finally, she was admitted to the hospital where she suffered cardiac arrest. 'Her lip turned purple. Then they resuscitated her and intubated her. From that day on, she never woke up again,' her mother told G1. A CT scan revealed a 5cm mass in her brain. 'She got worse, with two to three cardiac arrests per day. She had 13 arrests in total. She had never had that before. There was one day when she had seven respiratory arrests. Sometimes they gave her massages and other times they gave her shocks (with a defibrillator),' her mother recalled. Doctors ultimately declared Millena brain dead. – Advance Local Media/Tribune News Service
Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Shock twist in death of child actor
Brazilian authorities are investigating the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of an 11-year-old child actress after her parents claimed medical officials acted negligently. Millena Brandão, of Brazil, was declared brain dead on Friday after suffering 13 heart attacks. The girl's parents filed a police report the day after her death, claiming that an urgent care center, two hospitals and the facilities' staffers were negligent in treating their daughter. The death of Brandão, who appeared in the Netflix series Sintonia, is being probed by police and has been 'registered as a suspicious death,' the São Paulo Department of Public Safety said in a statement provided to Brazilian media. 'Expert reports were requested and are in progress for analysis by the police authorities.' 'For now, we are respecting the family's mourning,' Brandão's family lawyer, Antonio Toninho, told the Brazilian news outlet G1. 'Before making any decision, we are reviewing all the facts and gathering all the documents,' he added. Brandão's parents said they don't know what led to their daughter's unexpected death. 'The doctors still haven't said what really happened to my daughter and what killed her,' Brandão's mother, Thays, told the outlet. 'We don't know what killed her.' A copy of the girl's death certificate obtained by G1 showed that Brandão's 'death [is yet] to be clarified' and that her body 'awaits complementary exams.' The outlet also reviewed a cadaver referral form in which a Grajaú General Hospital doctor indicated that Brandão had a 'sudden death, with no apparent determining cause.' The document noted that Brandão 'died during a 4-day hospital stay' and was in a 'coma' and 'circulatory shock' when she was admitted. It also showed that she had an 'expansive process' tied to her central nervous system, according to a scan that was done April 29. The form showed that it found a 'neoplastic differential diagnosis,' which can be the development of an abnormal tissue that is either benign or malignant. Brandão initially fell ill April 24 and was treated at the state-run Pedreira General Hospital by a doctor, who treated her for a headache and informed her mother that the girl had 'dengue fever' without performing any tests. On April 26, she was unable to attend a modeling event because of pain in her leg and went back to Pedreira General Hospital, where tests were inconclusive and doctors recommended home rest. Brandão was on her way to church with her family on April 27 when she complained of headaches, drowsiness and a lack of appetite and returned home. She fainted in her bathroom after having dinner at home on April 28 and was taken to Maria Antonieta Urgent Care Facility. While tests showed that that she did not have COVID-19, H1N1 or dengue fever, doctors found that she had 'a urinary tract infection' and placed her on medication. Brandão was transferred to Granjaú General Hospital the morning of April 29 and had to be intubated after she suffered her first cardiac arrest. Doctors performed a CT scan and suggested to the family that she had a brain tumor. Pedreira General Hospital said in a statement that it has opened an internal investigation. 'She was evaluated by the pediatrician on duty and medicated according to the symptoms reported,' the medical facility said. Grajaú General Hospital said in its own statement that Brandão arrived at the facility and was suspected to be brain-dead. 'The patient arrived at the unit on 04/29/2025 in critical condition, with signs of severe neurological impairment. Although regulation was initially authorized, the medical team assessed that transport represented a high risk to the child's life at that time,' the hospital said. Brandão made her children's soap opera debut on the Brazilian television network SBT in October 2023. She appeared as an extra on 'A infância de Romeu e Julieta' (Romeo and Juliet's Childhood) and 'A Caverna Encantada (The Enchanted Cave).
News.com.au
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Child star Millena Brandao dead at 11 after suffering 13 heart attacks
Brazilian child actress Millena Brandão died May 2 after suffering 13 heart attacks, multiple outlets report. She was 11. Brandão had severe headaches, pain in her leg, drowsiness, loss of appetite and was constantly fainting when she was rushed to Granjau General Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 30, per the Daily Mail. According to the outlet, the pre-teen's doctor said she had multiple cardiac arrests between the day she arrived at the hospital and May 1. She was pronounced dead one day later. Her official cause of death has yet to be determined. The child's mother, Thays Brandão, told Brazilian news G1 on Monday that she still doesn't know what led to her daughter's death. 'The doctors still haven't said what really happened to my daughter and what killed her. It's a question mark,' she explained, noting that her daughter had 'two to three' cardiac arrests per day. 'She had 13 arrests in total. She had never had that before. There was one day when she had seven respiratory arrests. Sometimes they gave her massages and other times they gave her shocks [with a device called a defibrillator].' The outlet reported that doctors initially thought Millena – who made her acting debut in October 2023 on SBT [Brazilian Television System] and had appeared in A infância de Romeu e Julieta, A Caverna Encantada and the Netflix production Sintonia – was suffering from dengue fever. However, that was later ruled out. After tests, the doctors then identified that the young girl had a urinary tract infection. The health professionals also believe she had a suspected brain tumour, but that has not yet been confirmed. Thays told G1 that as Millena did not wake up and her condition did not improve, she and her husband made the difficult but necessary decision given their daughter's irreversible condition. 'I said that if we were to let her little heart stop beating on its own, we would suffer more, and so would she. And we asked for the machines to be turned off,' she shared. The Brazilian municipal and state health departments are reportedly investigating whether there was any irregularity in Millena's care. Over the weekend, Thays penned an open letter to her late daughter on Instagram. 'The memories we spent together will remain in my memory and I will never forget your joy that spreads to everyone around you,' she captioned an image of Millena with angel wings and a gold halo. 'My girl, I miss you not having you here and I know I will miss you even more in the days to come! … And I will love you forever, and you will always be in my heart.' She had garnered nearly 200,000 followers on Instagram.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Netflix Sintonia actor Millena Brandão dead at 11
Child star Millena Brandão has passed away. The young actor and model, who appeared in the Netflix TV series Sintonia, died at age 11, her parents confirmed on Monday to Brazilian news outlet G1. She passed away late last week after falling ill, although her official cause of death remains unknown, according to her parents, Thays and Luiz Brandão. They told the news outlet their daughter, who also appeared in Apple TV's The Childhood of Romeo and Juliet, started experiencing severe headaches, leg pain, drowsiness and a loss of appetite during the last week of April. "She had a headache, but she could walk and talk. The doctor said it was dengue fever, but he didn't do any tests. He told us to take her back home," her mother told the news outlet. They returned to the hospital on 26 April, but she was sent home again to rest. Two days later, Millena fainted in her bathroom at home. According to The Daily Mail, the tween's doctor said she had multiple cardiac arrests between the day she arrived back at the hospital and 1 May. She was pronounced dead a day later. Her mother told G1 that she and her husband had had to make the difficult decision to turn off her life support. "I said that if we were to let her little heart stop beating on its own, we would suffer more, and so would she. And we asked for the machines to be turned off," she shared.
