06.11.2026 16:40
Renata Rebeca Negrão Saldanha dos Santos, 26, died after a window on the 7th floor of a hotel in Brazil came loose. The incident was caught on security camera, and police have launched an investigation.
In an accident at a hotel in São Luís, Brazil, 26-year-old mother of two Renata Rebeca Negrão Saldanha dos Santos died after falling when a seventh-floor corridor window came loose. Police launched an investigation into the incident, which was captured by security cameras.
The horrific incident in Brazil occurred at the Rio Poty Hotel at around 01:30 on Tuesday. Santos, who was in the hotel corridor with her boyfriend, leaned against the wall next to the window and then put her weight on the window. At that moment, the aluminum window frame suddenly came loose. Losing her balance, the young woman fell from the seventh floor.
In footage from the hotel's security cameras, Santos's boyfriend was seen looking at the open window for several seconds after the incident and then leaning his head out. A hotel employee who heard the noise came into the corridor and headed to the area immediately after the incident. The young woman's boyfriend sat on the floor and raised his hands.
According to reports in the local press, Santos fell onto the awning covering the hotel entrance. Despite first aid at the scene, the 26-year-old woman could not be saved.
POLICE TOOK THE BOYFRIEND'S STATEMENT
After the incident, police teams launched an investigation. Santos's boyfriend, whose identity was not disclosed, was detained and released after questioning. It was reported that he said in his statement that he was drunk during the incident.
Police official George Marques, who is leading the investigation, stated that no signs of an assault were found in the incident. Marques said, 'There was no pushing. Her boyfriend was not even close to her.'
Police teams examined the window frame and tried to determine why the structure came loose. Authorities reported that no technical finding definitively establishing the cause of the incident had been reached so far and that no irregularities had been detected.
SHE LEFT TWO CHILDREN BEHIND
It was learned that Santos, who lived in Ananindeua, went to São Luís on October 28 with her boyfriend from the state of Pará. It was stated that the couple planned to return home on Tuesday.
The young woman who died left behind two children, one of them only 4 years old. Santos's body was sent to her hometown so that her family and relatives could perform their final duties.
The management of the Rio Poty Hotel, where the incident occurred, also expressed its sorrow over the young woman's death in a statement. The statement conveyed a message of condolences to Santos's family and friends.
HER MOTHER ANNOUNCED THE PAINFUL NEWS
Santos's mother, Betty Negrão, said she was struggling to accept the pain of losing her daughter. Speaking to the local press, the grieving mother described her devastation with the words, 'My daughter went out to have fun, and I am receiving her in a coffin.'
The young woman's relatives also expressed their sorrow through posts on their social media accounts. One of her childhood friends recalled the years they spent together and said, 'We lived together, played games and grew up. We shared memories that time can never erase.'
Another relative, stating that it would be very difficult to accept the loss, shared the message, 'It will be very hard to accept that this is real.'
Meanwhile, Santos's family started an online donation campaign to help have her body delivered to her hometown.