India, Dec. 5 -- A 55-year-old Brazilian man died in a tragic weightlifting accident at a gym in Olinda on December 1, local media reported. Ronald Montenegro, an amateur weightlifter and the president of the iconic Palacio dos Bonecos Gigantes museum, was bench-pressing when the barbell slipped from his hands and crashed onto his chest.

Gym-goers rushed to his aid, and Montenegro managed to free himself from under the weight. But moments later, he collapsed.

CCTV footage of the incident, recorded inside the gym, has since gone viral online.

Montenegro was widely known in Olinda for leading the museum famous for its giant paper-mache and cloth puppets, some towering up to 15 feet.

These larger-than-life figures are central to the city...