Brazilian actor Thommy Schiavo has died at the age of 39 after falling from a balcony at his second-floor apartment.
Schiavo, who was best known for his role in network television soap operas, fell from the property in Cuiabá during the early hours of Saturday, the Mato Grosso Civil Police said.
Investigators reviewed surveillance cameras at the property, which showed the moment he was sitting and then went to lie on the floor.
After several minutes on the floor, Schiavo stood up but lost his balance and tipped over the railing.
The married father-of-one fell about 13 feet to the ground and was found lying face down. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
Brazilian soap opera actor Thommy Schiavo died early Saturday morning after he fell from the second-floor balcony of his home Cuiabá, Mato Grosso
Thommy Schiavo acted on several soap operas that were produced and aired by Brazilian television network, TV Globo
Schiavo had gone out with friends to drink at a neighborhood store before he returned to his two-floor studio apartment.
Schiavo was known for demonstrating his acting talents on the Brazilian soap opera circuit.
His last acting gig was on the second season of Pantanal, which aired in 2021 on TV Globo. He played the role of João Zoinho, a cowboy.
According to Brazilian news outlet G1, the production company also relied on Schiavo’s familiarity with horses to train actors on the soap opera who didn’t know how to ride horses.
Brazilian actor Thommy Schiavo is said to died after losing his balanced and falling over the balcony at his home on Saturday
Schiavo’s father, Horácio Ramos, told TV Fronteira that his son had just finished filming a new soap opera when his friends called his brother-in-law to break the sad news.
‘It’s a painful moment, it hurts so much that there’s no way to explain it,’ Ramos said. ‘We spoke every day, every day it was ‘good morning, good afternoon’, he would call me for anything, I would call him for anything. He was such a dear person.
Schiavo graduated from theater school in Rio de Janeiro in 2006 before he embarked on his acting career that saw him appear in four TV Globo soap operas, including Além de Tempo (Beyond Time) and Beleza Pura (Pure Beauty).
‘Thommy was a fantastic person, loved by everyone,’ Ramos said. ‘The people at Globo are all in shock there. He is a very loved person at Globo. He went there and won over the people, with his simple, humble way. Loved by everyone.’