Top bodybuilder Andre Cavalcanti dies aged 34 in horror head-on smash with 17-year-old joyrider while riding motorbike
A CHAMPION bodybuilder has tragically died in a horror road accident while riding a bike in Brazil.
Andre Cavalcanti, 34, had a head-on crash with a 17-year-old joyrider on July 5 on the BR-369 road between Ibipora and Jataizinho.
Local police chief Vitor Dutra said that the accident took place after the teenager was overtaking when he crashed head-on into the motorcycle carrying the bodybuilder.
It is understood that Cavalcanti died at the scene.
Parents of the teenager were reportedly unaware that their son had taken their vehicle to go on a joyride with two other minors aged 15 and 17.
They were taken to hospital to be treated for unspecified injuries after the horror crash.
Cops said that the 17-year-old could be treated as an adult and be charged with a crime similar to homicide.
Tributes for the champion bodybuilder started to pour in from all over the world.
The International Federal of Bodybuilders for the state of Parana said on social media: “It is with great sadness that we announce that our PRO SUPPORT athlete, Andre Cavalcanti, passed away this morning in a motorcycle accident.
“He lived such a young life, full of plans. We ask God to comfort his family with the news of this tragedy.
“Andre was a great athlete, friend, partner and will always be remembered as the honest and dedicated person that he was.
“We have suffered a great loss here on Earth, but Heaven has a gift. Confident in eternity and in God’s mercy, let us pray to Our Father for him.”
It comes after Portuguese bodybuilder Marco Luis died aged 46 in Germany.
The muscleman, dubbed “Monster”, had a massive following on social media – and worked as an online coach and motivator.
Meanwhile, another bodybuilding champ died after taking a lethal cocktail of drugs including steroids, an inquest heard.
Neil Currey, 34, was found unresponsive in his Sheffield flat in September last year.
An inquest heard the professional bodybuilder died from a mix of methamphetamine and cocaine.
Neil’s body had also struggled with his prolonged use of steroids, with his parents blaming the drug for his death.
Nigel and Sandra Currey told the court how their sporty son worked as a personal trainer before embarking on a bodybuilding career.
He achieved his dream of competing for Mr Olympia at the annual Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend in 2022 but had struggled with his height/weight ratio and became reliant on steroids.
On March 27, Brazilian influencer and powerlifting champion Rhayara Morais was discovered lifeless in her bed at her apartment in Aguas Claras.
Rhayara, who had nearly 150,000 followers on Instagram and boasted of having half a million fans on Tiktok, won a regional powerlifting title after taking up the sport around two years ago.
Brazilian Eustacio Batista Dias, 27, was shot dead after trying to escape his killers when they started firing at him as he chatted to another man between exercises.