Another World Cup construction death in Brazil

CNN Staff
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Updated 5:05 AM EST, Sun December 15, 2013
Arena da Amazonia - an artist's impression of what the stadium in Manaus will look like once complete.
Light fantastic —
Arena da Amazonia - an artist's impression of what the stadium in Manaus will look like once complete.
Construction continues at the Arena da Amazonia in June 2013.
Construction race —
Construction continues at the Arena da Amazonia in June 2013.
The exterior of the stadium that will host games for the 2014 World Cup.
World Cup deadline —
The exterior of the stadium that will host games for the 2014 World Cup.
Miguel Capobiango Neto, the man who is overseeing the World Cup preparations for the city of Manaus.
Stadium overseer —
Miguel Capobiango Neto, the man who is overseeing the World Cup preparations for the city of Manaus.
Manaus sits on the banks of the Rio Negro river, an important source of food and transportation.
Unique city —
Manaus sits on the banks of the Rio Negro river, an important source of food and transportation.
A busy fish market in Manaus, a city that consumes more fish per person per year than the entire rest of Brazil, and includes fish from the Rio Negro and Amazon Rivers not found in any other part of the world.
Fish and more fish —
A busy fish market in Manaus, a city that consumes more fish per person per year than the entire rest of Brazil, and includes fish from the Rio Negro and Amazon Rivers not found in any other part of the world.
The port outside the fish market. Ships come from surrounding river regions at all hours of the day and night, offloading tons of fish for sale.
Fish market —
The port outside the fish market. Ships come from surrounding river regions at all hours of the day and night, offloading tons of fish for sale.
Indigenous tribes still dot the Amazon rainforest surrounding the city of Manaus.
Amazon tribes —
Indigenous tribes still dot the Amazon rainforest surrounding the city of Manaus.
A hut belonging to indigenous tribe along the Rio Negro river.
Amazon life —
A hut belonging to indigenous tribe along the Rio Negro river.
Manaus' famous opera house, built in the late 1800s, stands out in the city skyline.
Opera house —
Manaus' famous opera house, built in the late 1800s, stands out in the city skyline.
Manaus' World Cup temple
CNN  — 

A construction worker in Brazil died early Saturday after falling off the roof of the World Cup stadium in the Amazonian city of Manaus.

Five workers have died on construction sites of World Cup stadiums under construction in Brazil, hosts of next year’s international soccer tournament.

The worker, identified as Marcleudo de Melo Ferreira, fell 35 meters from the roofing structure and was rushed to the hospital, where he died of his injuries.

“The Sports Ministry laments the accident that lead to the death of the worker Marcleudo de Melo Ferreira at the construction site at the Arena Amazonia at dawn this Saturday in Manaus,” Brazil’s sports minister, Aldo Rebelo, said in a statement. “Personally and in the name of the federal government, I express the deepest regret and solidarity with the family and friends of the worker.”

The construction company, Andrade Gutierrez, said: “We deeply regret the accident occurred and we are providing full assistance to the working-class family.” The company said it has opened an internal investigation into the cause of the accident.

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CNN’s Shasta Darlington and Barbara Arvanitidis contributed to this report.