Departures of note

Jair dos Santos Cezarinho was a Brazilian radio broadcaster and sports journalist who became a reference in communication in Feira de Santana, Bahia, over a career spanning more than five decades. Born in April 1952, he began working in radio at a young age and spent much of his career at Rádio Sociedade de Feira de Santana, where he took part in news programs and covered the local and Bahian football scene.

He worked as a field reporter, sports commentator and radio team coordinator, and one of the highlights of his career was interviewing Pelé in 1975 at the Joia da Princesa stadium, an encounter he kept as a treasured photograph. He also served as president of the Regional Norte/Nordeste of the Associação Bahiana de Imprensa (ABI) and worked in the Municipal Communication Secretariat of Feira de Santana as an advisor and technician until 2010.

Cezarinho died on 10 October 2026 at the age of 74, remembered as one of the names most closely tied to the history of radio and sports journalism in Feira de Santana.