Matilda Ramos Pinto, the 38-year-old Portuguese film producer who died after being hit by a car along with her husband and two young children in the North American city of San Francisco last Saturday, was the daughter of Ambassador Joao. Ramos Pinto.
The family was standing at a bus stop waiting for transport to the zoo when they were caught by a runaway jeep. The Portuguese woman, her husband Diego Cardoso Oliveira, a 40-year-old Brazilian national, and little Joaquim, 18 months, died at the scene on the day of the incident last Saturday. Cowan still fought for his life during his four days in hospital, but eventually died from his serious injuries. The boy’s organs will be donated. “They will help save the lives of other children,” the Portuguese consulate in San Francisco said in a statement.
The tragedy left family and friends in shock. ABOUT CM This Friday he tried to contact Matilda’s father, Ambassador João Ramos Pinto, but without success. The 74-year-old diplomat has been retired since 2014. He has experienced several important milestones in his professional career. In 2004, two years after Timor-Leste gained independence, he was appointed ambassador to Dili. In 2010, when Portugal participated in the FIFA World Cup, the diplomat represented the country in South Africa. During his work in this country, João Ramos Pinto also sponsored economic cooperation protocols. In 2016, he was elected President of the Association of the Union of Portuguese Diplomats.
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Mary Fong Lau, 78, is the name of the driver responsible for the deaths of Matilda Ramos Pinto, her husband Diego Oliveira and their two sons, Joaquim and Cauan. An elderly woman drove over the speed limit and hit a family waiting for a bus to go to the zoo to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
Mass in Portugal
ABOUT CM You know that this weekend the seventh mass will be held in a church in Lisbon in memory of the family who died in the United States.
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Matilda Ramos Pinto left Portugal at the age of 18 and went to London where she entered the world of acting. She moved to the United States, where she lived between Los Angeles and San Francisco, as a film producer.
