Rio, March 5, 2004 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - Jorginho Guinle's body will be buried this afternoon in the family vault at the St. John the Baptist Cemetery, in the southern zone of this capital. Member of one of the most traditional society families in Rio de Janeiro, Guinle died in his sleep at 4:30 A.M. in the Copacabana Palace Hotel, victim of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. There was no wake, since the family decided to respect a request made by Guinle himself.

Guinle, who had been hospitalized at the Ipanema Hospital since Monday (1), was released yesterday (4) afternoon, after signing a letter of responsibility for having refused an operation to remove the aneurysm, and went directly to the hotel, where he had been living for several years.

The Copacabana Palace was built by his family and sold to the Orient-Express Hotels group in 1989. Guinle was seven when he attended the inauguration of the hotel.

In 1997, Guinle launched his autobiography, entitled "A Century of the Good Life," in which he related some of his many affairs with Hollywood actresses, such as Marilyn Monroe, Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth, and Romy Schneider, as well as women in Rio's high society.

Heir to one of the country's largest fortunes, made when his grandfather, Eduardo Guinle, won the concession to build and operate the Santos Docks, Guinle preferred not to work and to spend his inheritance on trips, parties, and women. In addition, he was a great connoisseur of jazz and launched the first book on this musical style in Brazil, "Jazz Panorama." (DAS)