Santiago Andrade, Brazil

Award-winning Brazilian video journalist, Santiago Andrade, 49, was declared brain dead on Feb. 10, 2014 after being hit in the head by an explosive device as he was covering street protests in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 6, 2014.

The device, described as a firecracker, had reportedly been thrown by a young protester. Andrade, who is survived by his wife, Arlita, three sons, and a daughter, won two awards for Urban Mobility in 2010 and 2012.

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