SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — The rector of a private Brazilian university died Friday afternoon in a freak accident while on a walking tour of Scottsdale’s Taliesin West neighborhood.
Rogério Renato Mateucci, rector of the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, was struck by roofing material dislodged by strong winds, according to the Scottsdale Fire Department.
The incident happened around 2 p.m. near Sweetwater Avenue and Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard. Mateucci was with a group on a walking tour when he was hit…