Ultraje a Rigor bassist was shot in Rio de Janeiro
The bassist of Outrage the Rigor, Rinaldo Oliveira Amaral – known as Porridge —, underwent surgery on the night of Wednesday, 6th. The procedure, a craniectomy, consists of removing part of the skullcap to relieve intracranial pressure.
The operation lasted around 2h30, according to Hospital São Luiz do Itaim, where the musician remains hospitalized in serious condition. Porridge He is sedated and under mechanical ventilation. Read newsletter:
Hospital São Luiz do Itaim, from Rede D’Or, informs that the patient Rinaldo Amaralknown as ‘Porridge’, underwent new surgery on Wednesday night (6/9). The decompressive craniectomy procedure was recommended by the neurosurgeon Manoel Jacobsen Teixeiraresponsible for the case, with the purpose of helping to control intracranial pressure, and lasted around 2h30.
The patient remains in the São Luiz Intensive Care Unit, sedated and under mechanical ventilation. His health condition remains serious.
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What happened
Porridge He was reportedly the victim of an attempted robbery in Paraty, on the south coast of Rio de Janeiro, in the early hours of last Sunday, the 3rd, when the bassist also turned 56 years old. A witness claims he lost steering after speeding past a speed bump.
Source: Rollingstone

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