Death and Legacy
On April 11, 1997, disrespecting as usual his house arrest, Castor was playing cards in the house of a friend, in Leblon, when he suffered a deadly heart attack. His body was laid out in the samba school of Mocidade. During the Carnival of 1998, the samba school Caprichosos de Pilares started their parade with a minute of silence to honor him.
Shortly before he died, Castor divided his estate in two parts: his son Paulo Roberto de Andrade or Paulinho Andrade, inherited the jogo do bicho interests, while his son-in-law Fernando de Miranda Iggnácio received the slot machines and video poker. A vicious struggle over the inheritance developed in the family. Paulinho Andrade was murdered in October 1998, on the orders of Castor’s nephew Rogério Costa de Andrade. Subsequently, Rogério and Fernando Iggnácio became involved in a war about the illicit gambling interests.
Read more about this topic: Castor De Andrade, Biography
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