Departures of note

Sara Araújo was a Brazilian gospel singer, composer, musician and missionary, regarded as one of the pioneers of gospel music in Brazil. Over a career spanning decades, she recorded around 40 albums and dedicated 65 years of her life to the Assembleia de Deus church. Beyond music, she worked as a plastic artist and philanthropist, providing assistance to underprivileged children. She founded the Creche Comunitária Esperança in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, a community daycare that continues to assist around 100 vulnerable children. She adopted her daughter Aline Araújo, a harpist, from an orphanage. Sara died on 24 October 2026 in Goiânia, where she was buried at the Cemitério Vale do Cerrado.