Journalist Susana Naspolini, from TV Globo, died this Tuesday (25) at the age of 49, in São Paulo. Naspolini was undergoing cancer treatment. The journalist was married to sports narrator Maurício Torres, who died in 2014, and leaves her 16-year-old daughter Julia Naspolini.
The information was confirmed by her daughter on the journalist’s Instagram profile. TV Globo also published the information on its social networks.
Susana was diagnosed with cancer of the cells of the lymphatic system for the first time at age 18. At 37, he was diagnosed with breast cancer and then a thyroid cancer. In 2016, she got breast cancer again, which spread to her bones in 2020.
Born in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, the reporter became nationally known for the “RJ Móvel” segment, published by Globo’s local newspaper in Rio de Janeiro. With great popular appeal, the reporter presents common problems in the most diverse neighborhoods of the Rio de Janeiro capital.
With an irreverent way, Susana demanded, in an incisive way and with good humor, the resolution of issues that significantly affect the lives of the population.
In addition to relatives, friends, professional colleagues and viewers, Susana Naspolini’s work was also remembered by authorities in Rio de Janeiro.
On Twitter, the re-elected governor of Rio de Janeiro, Cláudio Castro (PL), wrote: “It was with great sadness that I received the news of the death of journalist Susana Naspolini. Always so happy and full of hope, Susana inspired us with her enormous faith and will to live”.
Through the same social network, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes (PSD), highlighted the harmony that Naspolini had with the city and the people of Rio.
“Think of someone who was totally in tune with the people of Rio. Imagine a person sincerely concerned about the problems of those who most need public power. Talk about a person who did all this with humor and affection. That was Susana Naspolini,” said Paes.
The president of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro (Alerj), André Ceciliano (PT), called Susana Naspolini “an icon of journalism in Rio” and offered solidarity to the bereaved.
“It is a great sadness to hear of the death of Susana Naspolini, a great icon of journalism in Rio de Janeiro. Your joy and professionalism will be missed. My condolences to the family and friends”, lamented Ceciliano.
On his official Instagram profile, the president of the Rio de Janeiro City Council, Carlo Caiado (No party), also paid his condolences. “Big loss for journalism! Susana Naspolini was a warrior! May God comfort friends and family.”
Career
Before arriving at the Rio da Globo editorial, the journalist had stints at RBS, a Globo affiliate in the south of the country, where she presented the newspaper “Bom Dia Santa Catarina”, in Criciúma. She also lived in Joinville, Santa Catarina, where she was editor-in-chief and presenter of the local newspaper, and in São José dos Campos, in the interior of São Paulo, where she was a reporter for TV Vanguarda, an affiliate of Globo. In 2002, the journalist moved to Rio de Janeiro. She presented “RJ Móvel” for the first time in 2008.
The journalist left work in 2009, 2016 and 2020 to undergo cancer treatment in São Paulo. In 2019, she released the book “Eu Chocho Ser Feliz”, an autobiography that emphasizes the fight against cancer and optimism.
“We live in a dynamic world,” he writes. “Changes happen with or without our participation. It is up to us, only us, to choose how we will behave.”
(*With information from Memória Globo)
Source: CNN Brasil
