On December 30, the Brazilian influencer Gabriel Freitas He died at the age of 37 after suffering a heart attack while he was sleeping. The news was confirmed by his close friend, Ricardo Gouvea who announced it publicly on Monday.
“Gabriel died practically sleeping, he did not suffer. He died trying. He fought until the end, he was very strong and I have a lot of respect for him. “He was a very good person with a very good heart,” Gouvea wrote in an emotional message after Freitas’ death.
Gabriel Freitas dies of a sudden heart attack at the age of 37
Gabriel Freitas who had more than 700,000 followers on Instagram, reached national recognition in Brazil in 2017 thanks to his participation in the reality television program ‘Programa do Gugu’, broadcast by Record TV. During the segment ‘Virou Outra Pessoa’ (in Spanish, ‘He became another person’), he shared his transformation story, managing to go from 320 kilograms to 115 kilograms through a balanced diet and physical exercise, without resorting to surgeries or medications.
Your channel YouTube Meu Universo Paralelo (My Parallel Universe), documented this process and became a platform where it inspired thousands of people with its message of perseverance and improvement. In his description, Freitas recounted how he began his journey towards a change of life:
“My name is Gabriel Freitas, I am 29 years old, I am 1.94 meters tall, I weighed 320 kg when I started my weight loss process and 310 kg when I started recording for YouTube. “I decided to share my struggle to lose weight with all of you to help you with motivation and show that it is possible to lose weight without surgery or medication.”
Despite his initial success, Gabriel faced great challenges in recent years. The deaths of his father and brother deeply affected his emotional and physical health, leading him to once again gain significant weight, reaching nearly 380 kilograms.
After his death, social networks were filled with messages of condolences and tributes from followers and admirers who recognized his bravery. Among the comments, that of Daniella Ribeiro stood out, who wrote: “I can’t believe this, my God.” Another user noted: “We know he was a warrior. May God protect him.”
Influencer would have sought to lose weight before dying
Shortly before his death, the influencer had announced his intention to resume his diet process. In a post on social media, he expressed: “A new stage is about to begin for me. Whatever it takes, I am going to get out of bed on November 1 with the help of God. Until then, I will take it to the extreme. Total fasting on the first day to get my legs back. I will approach God through prayers.”
“After the death of my father and my brother, I reached 380 kilos,” he commented. “I had set out to lose weight until I reached 100 kilos, without bariatric surgery or medication.”
Who was Gabriel Freitas?
Gabriel Freitas, 37 years old and with more than 700,000 followers on Instagram, rose to fame by sharing his story on Record TV. In the segment Virou Outra Pessoa (in Spanish, “He became another person”), narrated how he managed to reduce his weight from more than 320 kilos to approximately 115 kilos through a balanced diet and exercise, without resorting to surgeries or medications. However, he could not maintain his transformation and experienced a rebound effect that led him to reach 380 kilos again.
The influencer attributed this setback to the deep sadness caused by the losses of his father and brother, which plunged him into depression. Due to this situation, Freitas spent much of his time bedridden, and unfortunately, he recently died from a sudden heart attack.
Gabriel Freitas died at the age of 37 after cardiac arrest. Photo: diffusion
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