Context:

Millena Brandão, a young actress from the Netflix series Sintonia, tragically passed away at the age of 11. Her illness began on April 24 with symptoms like severe headaches and drowsiness, initially misdiagnosed as dengue fever without proper testing. Despite multiple hospital visits, her condition worsened, leading to fainting, cardiac arrests, and the discovery of a brain mass via a CT scan. Unfortunately, the absence of an on-site neurologist left the mass unidentified, and she endured numerous cardiac and respiratory arrests before being declared brain dead. Her mother shared a heartfelt tribute on Instagram, expressing deep sorrow and love for her daughter, as the family made the difficult decision to turn off life support machines, commemorating her vibrant spirit and impact on their lives.

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• Millena Brandão, known for her role in the Netflix series Sintonia, passed away at 11, confirmed by her parents to Brazilian news outlet G1, with her cause of death remaining unknown.

• Her illness began on April 24 with symptoms like severe headaches, leg pain, drowsiness, and loss of appetite, initially misdiagnosed as dengue fever without proper tests conducted.

• Despite returning to the hospital on April 26, Millena was sent home again, but her condition rapidly deteriorated, evidenced by fainting at home and subsequent severe headaches.

• A CT scan revealed a 5-centimeter mass in her brain, but without a neurologist available to determine whether it was a tumor, cyst, edema, or clot, leaving her condition critically unaddressed.

• Millena experienced multiple cardiac and respiratory arrests, with 13 cardiac arrests in total, and was eventually declared brain dead, leading her family to decide to turn off life support.

• Her mother, Thays, shared an emotional Instagram post, expressing her grief and love, highlighting her daughter's joyful and vibrant presence and the profound loss felt by the family.

• The family received condolences from many, as they mourned Millena's untimely passing, remembering her as a light in their lives and hoping she continues to watch over them.

• Millena Brandão has sadly passed away.

• The child actress and model, who appeared in the Netflix TV series Sintonia, died at age 11, her parents confirmed to Brazilan news outlet G1.

• She passed away on Friday (May 2) after falling ill, although her official cause of death remains unknown, according to her parents Thays and Luiz Brandão.

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• The parents told the news outlet that since April 24, their daughter started experiencing severe headaches, leg pain, drowsiness and a loss of appetite.

• “She had a headache, but she could walk and talk. The doctor said it was dengue fever, but he didn’t do any tests. He told us to take her back home and give her dipyrone,” her mother told the news outlet.

• They returned to the hospital on April 26, but she was sent home again to rest. Two days later, Millena fainted in her bathroom at home. She regained consciousness as her parents rushed her to the hospital.

• “She put her hand on her head and screamed in pain,” Thays recalled.

• The following morning while at the hospital, she suffered cardiac arrest.

• “Her lip turned purple. Then they resuscitated her and intubated her. From that day on, she never woke up again,” her mother said.

• A CT scan revealed a 5-centimeter mass in her brain, but there was no neurologist on site to confirm whether the mass was a tumor, cyst, edema or clot.

• “She got worse, with two to three cardiac arrests per day. She had 13 arrests in total. She had never had that before. There was one day when she had seven respiratory arrests. Sometimes they gave her massages and other times they gave her shocks [with a defibrillator],” her mother said.

• Millena was tragically declared brain dead.

• “I said that if we were to let her little heart stop beating on its own, we would suffer more, and so would she. And we asked for the machines to be turned off,” Thays said.

• Thays announced Millena’s passing in an emotional Instagram post over the weekend.

• “An open letter to my little girl 🖤” she wrote in the caption. “On May 2nd we lost our little girl, but I’m sure she’s in the arms of our almighty father and in a beautiful place to play. The memories we spent together will remain in my memory and I’ll never forget your joy that was contagious to everyone around you.”

• “My girl, I’m already missing you more and more not having you here and I know I’ll miss you even more in the days to come!” she continued.

• “You were the light in our lives and I know that from up there you’ll continue to watch over us and light up our lives 🩷 And I’ll love you forever, and you’ll always be in my heart. I love you my girl‼️”

• Our deepest condolences go to Millena Brandão‘s loved ones at this incredibly difficult time. RIP.