Brazilian star, Marilia Mendonca dies in plane crash after sharing video

<p>Brazilian star, Marília Mendonça died in a plane crash on Friday after sharing a video from the flight.</p>, <p>The 26-year-old Grammy winner was famous for drawing millions of women to the country’s music scene dominated by men.</p>, <p>In a statement posted to her Twitter account, the deaths of four other people were confirmed.</p>, <p>They include Marília’s music producer, Henrique Ribeiro; her uncle and adviser, Abicieli Silveira Dias Filho; the plane’s pilot and co-pilot.</p>, <p>“An enormous tragedy. Marília was an amazing person and a unique artist”, Marcelo Soares, Som Libre record CEO said.</p>, <p>The police in Minas Gerais announced that the aircraft went down in the area of Caratinga, in Rio de Janeiro’s north.</p>, <p>Marília was traveling from Goiânia to Caratinga, where she was scheduled to perform Friday night.</p>, <p>In 2019, she won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Sertaneja Music Album. Her YouTube page has nearly 14 billion views.</p>, <p>President Jair Bolsonaro said Brazil was in shock and described Marília as one of the greatest artists of her generation.</p>, <p>“We feel like we have lost someone very close to us,” Bolsonaro wrote on Twitter.</p>