Beatriz Bastos, Anorexia

Posted by Lori Henry Dec 28, 2006

Brazilians have had their share of news on eating disorders after a model from that country, Ana Carolina Reston, died of anorexia this year. The news sent shockwaves through the country as the up and coming runway model was living off of only a few handfuls of food each day.

Beatriz Cristina Ferraz Lopes Bastos, a Brazilian teacher and only 23 years old, died of anorexia this week. She was reported to be 5’2” and 77 pounds at the time of her death.

The local newspaper, Globo, reported on its web site, “Another Anorexia Victim” as a photo of Bastos was featured. As well as being a teacher, she was also a pianist, amateur historian and writer of a literature column.

Beatriz was the fourth highly publicized death from anorexia in Brazil this year.