News Winds reportedly dislodged the piece of roofing material that struck Rogério Renato Mateucci, a Brazilian university rector.

October 21, 2026 — 2 min read

Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona (photo Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

A piece of roof material struck and killed Rogério Renato Mateucci, a Brazilian university rector, while he was on a walking tour of architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Friday, October 16.

Heavy winds dislodged the piece of debris that struck the educator, who died instantly, a spokesperson with the Scottsdale Police Department told Hyperallergic .…