Two rising stars in the music and film world, Brazilian music producer Lucas Brito Chaves Frota and Argentine director Lucas Vignale, were identified as victims of the Rio de Janeiro helicopter crash on Sunday.
Lucas Brito Chaves Frota, known professionally as Lucas Frota, was a Brazilian DJ and producer who had built an impressive career, performing at major international electronic music festivals and having over 41,000 followers on Instagram.
Lucas Vignale, born in Buenos Aires in 1997, had established himself as one of the most promising young filmmakers in Latin American music, winning the Best Short Music Video award at the prestigious Gardel Awards in 2022.
The two were among the six people killed in the crash, which occurred when two helicopters collided mid-air in a vehicle yard in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes neighborhood in southwest Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning.
