Henrique, the Brazilian centre-back who played for Vasco da Gama, Atlético Mineiro and Fluminense, died in Rio de Janeiro on September 16, 2026. He was 49. The cause was cancer, according to reports.
Born Leonardo Henrique Peixoto dos Santos in Rio de Janeiro on July 16, 1977, he built a career that crossed the top tier of Brazilian club football over more than a decade. His death came two months after his 49th birthday, in the city where he was born and where he returned in his final years.