According to friends, Isabel had a bad cold and was admitted to the Sírio-Libanês Hospital. The family and the hospital have not yet commented. According to preliminary information, Isabel had developed Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). It is an inflammatory lesion that causes an increase in the amount of fluid in the lung and loss of respiratory efficiency.
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According to a report from The Globe, filmmaker Paula Barreto, who was preparing a documentary alongside Isabel, sent a message to her friends saying that Isabel had “super cold”, had gone to the hospital and tested negative for COVID. “When he woke up on Tuesday he was already much worse. He was admitted to Sírio already at the CTI,” she said.
One of the icons of Brazilian volleyball, Isabel was 62 years old and was also a pioneer of beach volleyball. She is also known for being an active voice in sports. Mother of athletes Pedro and Carol Solberg, she had recently been nominated, along with former volleyball player Ana Moser and football athlete Raí, to be part of the transition group of elected president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT).
Demonstrations on the networks
Several expressions of grief were recorded on social media. Ana Moser said she was in mourning and wished her family her condolences for the “irreparable loss”. Team Brasil's official account also offered condolences, classifying Isabel as “one of the biggest names in the sport” and “an ace on and off the court”.
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Lula also spoke out, praising the athlete's trajectory on and off the court. “Isabel Salgado was not only a symbol for sport, but also for fighting to defend its ideals. Her pioneering spirit in the sport opened doors for many Brazilian women. Her achievements took Brazil to another level in the history of women’s volleyball.”
Beach volleyball
At the end of her career on the courts, Isabel became an important name in Brazil in beach volleyball, being marked by her partnership with Jackie Silva. However, it was alongside Roseli Ana Tim that he won the World Championship, in Miami, in 1994.
Upon retiring from the sand, she worked as a coach, even coaching her daughters Maria Clara and Carol in beach volleyball. In 2016, Isabel was chosen as one of the names to carry the Olympic torch in Rio, host of the Games that year.
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