What happened to Dr. Rodolfo Duarte Ribeiro dos Santos? The Instagram fitness influencer is reported dead aged 33. How he died, fortune, wife, children, wiki, bio, and more explored.
Dr. Rodolfo Duarte Ribeiro dos Santos made a name for himself in the world of fitness and bodybuilding.
The Brazilian bodybuilder was engaged to a fellow female fitness personality.
Sadly, the world learned about his tragic passing in November 2023, and following that, many want to know more about his cause of death, what happened to him, his career, his partner, and his net worth.
What was Rodolfo Duarte Ribeiro dos Santos’ cause of death?
Rodolfo Duarte Ribeiro dos Santos has tragically died aged 33.
He was confirmed dead on November 19, 2023.
Per a report by CNN Brasil, Rodolfo Duarte Ribeiro died from a cardiac arrest after a massive bleed caused by a liver tumour.
TheSun also reports that there have been speculations that the athlete’s death was caused by the use of anabolic steroids but the clinic in São Paulo, Brazil, has denied this.
It said dos Santos had “suffered a cardiac arrest after a hemorrhage caused by a liver adenoma”.
An adenoma is a usually benign tumour that occurs in glandular tissue.
It’s known that Dos Santos was receiving treatment for the growth.
Who was Rodolfo Duarte Ribeiro dos Santos?
Rodolfo Duarte Ribeiro dos Santos was a social media personality, bodybuilder, fitness enthusiast, and influencer.
He was born in 1990 in Brazil where he lived and worked at.
The influencer doc, who shot to fame on Instagram, had over 10,000 online followers.
Dos Santos kept his followers entertained with snapshots from his daily life including time spent with his fiancée and at the gym.
He also used the page to show off the stunning results of his patients and other athletes and bodybuilders to whom he gave guidance.
He had degrees in Sports Medicine and Exercise Physiology from the Federal University of São Paulo.
Dos Santos was originally from Monte Santo de Minas, where he was laid to rest the day after his death.
Who was Rodolfo Duarte Ribeiro dos Santos dating or married to?
Rodolfo Duarte Ribeiro was never officially married, thus, he had no legal wife.
However, he was in a serious relationship with his girlfriend, Caroline Sanches.
After years of dating, Ribeiro and Sanches were engaged.
He had proposed to his girlfriend, who boasts 637,000 Instagram followers of her own, in idyllic Ilhabela on September 24.
Just like the late IG bodybuilder, his fiancée Caroline Sanches is also a bodybuilder.
Devastated Caroline worked at her late hubby-to-be’s sports medicine and pharmacology clinic as a nutritionist.
Sanches described him in an Instagram Story as “my fiancé, love of my life, my doctor, my everything, my world”.
After learning of his death a friend of Dos Santos wrote: “Big heart. Big shoulder. Rodolfo would find any solution to make your day better.
“He did the best he could all the time, a little shy, a little closed off, then you get to know him, see what a great guy he is.”
Did Rodolfo Duarte Ribeiro dos Santos have any children?
Brazilian bodybuilder Rodolfo Duarte Ribeiro was not known to be a father when he was alive, hence, he had no children.
His Instagram account where he mostly shared images and videos with his fiancee as well posts relating to his career, he never updated his fans about him having welcomed a son or daughter.
What was Rodolfo Duarte Ribeiro’s net worth?
Rodolfo Duarte Ribeiro had made a sizable fortune before he died.
Per estimation, his current net worth when he died was less than a million dollars.
He accrued his money from his work as a bodybuilder, fitness coach, and influencer.