Marília Mendonça, one of Brazil's most popular singers and a Latin Grammy winner, died late Friday in an airplane crash on her way to a concert.
Mendonça's press office confirmed her death in a statement, noting that four other passengers on the flight also perished.
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The plane crashed between Mendonça's hometown Goiania and Caratinga, a small city in Minas Gerais state located north of Rio de Janeiro.
Minas Gerais state's civil police also confirmed the tragic news without providing any further details about the cause of the accident, which occurred shortly before arrival.
Photographs and videos show the plane laying just beneath a waterfall; the singer had posted a video this afternoon showing her walking toward the plane, guitar case in hand.
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On his part, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro used social media to mourn the passing "of one of the greatest artists of her generation."
"The entire country receives the news in shock," Bolsonaro said.
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Mendonça's album Em Todos os Cantos won her the 2019 Latin Grammy for best sertanejo album. She was nominated for the same award this year for her album Patroas.
The 26-year-old leaves behind a son, who will turn 2 years old next month.