Danilo Neves Pereira built his academic career linked to the area of languages, taught English and was studying for a doctorate in applied linguistics
Brazilian university professor Danilo Neves Pereira, aged 35, who was found dead this Monday (20) in Buenos Aires, had lived in the Argentine capital for around five months.
Danilo built his academic career linked to the area of linguistics. He taught English at the Language Center of the Federal University of Goiás (UFG) for 12 years. Until shortly before moving to the Argentine capital, he lived in Rio de Janeiro, where He was studying for a doctorate in applied linguistics. The defense of the thesis was scheduled for the next few weeks.
In a statement, the UFG Language Center lamented the professor’s death. “With deep regret, the UFG Language Center announces the death of Danilo Neves Pereira”, informed the institution.
Danilo worked as a teacher at the center between 2010 and 2022. “His career was marked by his commitment to education, for the professionalism and respect with which he conducted his work”, stated the UFG.
A graduate of UFG itself, where he also completed his master’s degree in Literature and Linguistics, Danilo was recognized by colleagues and students for his dedication and seriousness in his academic work. “Danilo has built an admirable trajectory, being recognized by colleagues and students for his dedication and seriousness”, stated the institution.
). That day, the Brazilian professor made contact with friends and told them he was going to meet someone, a Chilean man he had met through a dating app, but stopped responding to messages. The last information he shared was the location with the man’s addressa place located in the center of the Argentine capital.
According to the newspaper La Nación, on Wednesday (15) Pereira was admitted as unidentified at the Ramos Mejía hospital, in Buenos Aires, “due to a psychotropic decompensation caused by cocaine use”. He would have passed away on the 15th.
A friend of Danilo’s interviewed by La Nación stated that he managed to find and talk to the “young Chilean” with whom the professor was before disappearing, and that he told him that the Brazilian left the place after “a small argument, more or less at the same time he sent the last message”.
