Departures of note

Édson Alves da Silva was a Brazilian actor and voice actor born in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais. He moved to Rio de Janeiro in the early 1950s to pursue an artistic career, studying theater with Paschoal Carlos Magno. He directed stage productions including O Auto da Compadecida (1962), Lampião and Sinhá Moça, and appeared in films such as Mineirinho Vivo ou Morto (1967) and Quem Matou Pacífico? (1977).

On television he became a familiar supporting presence in Brazilian telenovelas, appearing in productions such as Água Viva, Bebê a Bordo, Dona Beija and O Astro. He was best known to later audiences as Heitor in the acclaimed 2000 telenovela Laços de Família, and also worked as a voice actor, dubbing characters in series such as Hawaii Five-O and The Three Stooges.

He retired from television in 2005 after losing his sight, with his last appearance in Senhora do Destino (2004). He died in Rio de Janeiro on 10 October 2026 at the age of 95.