Journalist Renato Salles dies, aged 47 The multi-sports court at the headquarters of the Juiz de Fora Sports Secretariat, in the Santa Terezinha neighborhood, is now called Ginásio Jornalista Renato Salles, in honor of journalist Renato Salles, known as Renatinho, who died on April 13, aged 47. The bill, authored by councilor Kátia Franco (PSB), was sanctioned this Wednesday (15) by the city hall. The space is located at Avenida Rui Barbosa, 530. Born in Juiz de Fora and resident of the Santa Terezinha neighborhood, Renatinho graduated in Social Communication from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF). ? Click here to follow the g1 Zona da Mata channel on WhatsApp He began his professional career as an intern at TV Panorama, now TV Integração. Afterwards, he worked at the newspaper JF Hoje and stood out at Tribuna de Minas, covering politics and sports. Journalist Renato Salles, 47 years old Leonardo Costa/Tribuna de Minas In August 2023, the journalist suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest during an asthma attack and, since then, has remained in a coma. Tribute In 2025, family members received, in Renatinho's name, the Halfeld Commendation, an honor granted by the City of Juiz de Fora to people who stand out in defending the city's cultural, social, economic, political and humanitarian interests. Now, the journalist's name will also be marked in one of the public sports spaces in the neighborhood where he was born and lived. READ ALSO: Sérgio Bara, journalist and publicist in Juiz de Fora, dies, aged 62, journalist Celso Noronha dies in Juiz de Fora, aged 38, radio presenter Fabíola Castro Costa VIDEOS: see everything about Zona da Mata and Campos das Vertentes