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Brazil woman, 26, leans on 7th floor hotel window, suddenly falls to death as boyfriend watches helplessly

CCTV footage showed her boyfriend looking stunned.

Brazil woman, 26, leans on 7th floor hotel window, suddenly falls to death as boyfriend watches helplessly

On November 3, a 26-year-old Brazilian woman named Renata Rebeca Negrão Saldanha dos Santos tragically fell to her death from the seventh-floor window of the Rio Poty Hotel in São Luís, a city in northeastern Brazil. Her boyfriend, Leonardo Augusto Pinto França, was present during the incident and watched in horror as she plummeted to her demise. The incident occurred around 1:30am local time, according to Brazilian news portal g1.

CCTV footage captured the distressing scene, showing the couple walking unsteadily down a hotel hallway while apparently intoxicated. Pinto França accidentally opened the top window before closing it, then Saldanha dos Santos slumped down on the bottom window, causing it to give way. She fell backside-first from the window, as her boyfriend remained still for about 10 seconds before reaching down to peek out of the bottom window, staring at her lifeless body.

Brazilian authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fall, including an analysis of the window. Pinto França was taken to the police station for questioning, but he was not considered a suspect. The hotel expressed its condolences and pledged to cooperate fully with the investigation.

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