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Tourist crushed as roof of church caves in

A 26-year-old tourist visiting a historic 300-year-old church was crushed to death under tonnes of rubble when the roof fell on top of her in a terrifying cave-in.

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Temple roof in the Historic Center of the Bahian capital fell and killed a 26-year-old tourist from São Paulo. Tourist Giulia Panchoni Righetto died and five people were slightly injured when part of the roof of the São Francisco de Assis Church, one of the most important expressions of Brazilian Baroque, collapsed in the Historic Center of Salvador. The building has a gold-plated interior and was built between the 17th and 18th centuries. Known…

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The deceased tourist was a Brazilian from São Paulo. There are 5 injured without danger of death and the church will remain closed by investigations.

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Tragedy in Brazil: a tourist dies after falling off the roof of a historic TuBarco church News On Wednesday, a tragic accident occurred in the historic Catholic church of São Francisco de Assisi, in Salvador, Brazil, when part of the ceiling collapsed, leaving a fatal victim and several wounded. International News. A 23-year-old boy lost his life and six more people were injured after the collapse of a section of the ceiling of the São Francisco…

Councilwoman Roberta Caires, president of the Citizens' Rights and Consumer Protection committee of the Salvador City Council (CMS), presented, this Thursday (06), two draft nominations to the Executive Branch, notifying Procon Bahia and Codecon Salvador, consumer protection agencies, to ascertain responsibility for the collapse of the ceiling ceiling of the São Francisco de Assis Church, in Pelourinho. Collapse resulted in the death of a 26-yea…

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UOL broke the news in Brazil on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
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