“In shock. I'm a crybaby. I want to cry alone”, says Julio Isidro

Júlio Isidro did not hide his state of “shock” upon hearing the news of Jorge Palma’s death. The presenter appeared on his Facebook page, having told him that he was contacted to talk about the musician's departure but preferred to “cry alone”. 

“In shock. Six days of vacation tainted by unexpected and violent anguish. One more, one less. Now Jorge. Palma overcome by the heart, what he gave us most in his musiced words with the affection of those who liked others more than himself ", started by writing the presenter.

“From morning on, I began to be surprised with contacts from information agencies to talk about Jorge. I'm a crybaby. I didn't answer. I want to cry alone. It's true that we're going to continue until we do. But the neighborhood of our love is getting sadly deserted ", completed, citing some successful themes of Jorge Palma, as the song "The People Will Continue", released in the 90s.

Remember that Jorge Palma died on Monday night, September 21, at the age of 76, “victim of a cardiorespiratory arrest”. 

The news was announced by the family. In a publication made on the artist’s pages, on social networks, Jorge Palma’s wife, Rita Tomé, the children, Vicente and Francisco Palma, and the agents of the musician, André Sebastião and Tiago Branco, “in this moment of incalculable pain”, ask that the author of themes such as “Fragile”, “Bairro do Amor”, “Estarla do Mar”, “In the land of dreams” and “Let me laugh” be remembered “for his songs and words”, thanking “every friendship shown over the years”.

Jorge Palma's wake is scheduled for Wednesday, September 23, in the Voice of the Worker, in Lisbon, between 3:00 and 10:00 p.m., “so that everyone can say goodbye and pay one last tribute”, as the family announced.

On Thursday, the funeral procession leaves the Voice of the Worker at 3:00 p.m., towards the cemetery of the Upper São João, where the cremation will take place, “strictly reserved for family and close friends”.