My Jamaica Today - Brazilian football player Alex Apolinario has died of brain death. He was 24-years-old. Brain death is when a person on an artificial life support machine no longer has
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Alex Apolinario dead at 24: Brazil ace suffered cardiac arrest on pitch playing for Portuguese side FC Alverca | The US Sun
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![FC Alverca on Twitter: "O FC Alverca Futebol SAD e o FC Alverca comunicam. Com profundo pesar comunicamos, de acordo com as informações prestadas pelo corpo médico do Hospital de Vila Franca FC Alverca on Twitter: "O FC Alverca Futebol SAD e o FC Alverca comunicam. Com profundo pesar comunicamos, de acordo com as informações prestadas pelo corpo médico do Hospital de Vila Franca](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ErIl8oCW4AARmrC.jpg)
FC Alverca on Twitter: "O FC Alverca Futebol SAD e o FC Alverca comunicam. Com profundo pesar comunicamos, de acordo com as informações prestadas pelo corpo médico do Hospital de Vila Franca
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Alex Apolinario dead: Footballer passes away aged 24 after collapsing on pitch - Irish Mirror Online
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Morreu Alex Apolinário, jogador do Alverca que sofreu paragem cardiorrespiratória num jogo – Observador
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