, ▁although ▁his ▁in ability ▁to ▁read ▁lines ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁ill iter acy ▁may ▁have ▁contributed ▁to ▁that ▁per ception . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁fired ▁from ▁the ▁soap ▁opera , ▁da ▁Silva ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁role ▁in ▁Gab ri ela , ▁a ▁movie ▁by ▁Bruno ▁Bar re to . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁went ▁to ▁acting ▁school ▁where ▁he ▁dropped ▁out ▁after ▁just ▁two ▁days . ▁ ▁Da ▁Silva ▁strugg led ▁to ▁re capt ure ▁his ▁fame ▁and ▁eventually ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁street ▁life ▁he ▁had ▁come ▁from . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁rob ber y ▁charges ▁in ▁Dia de ma , ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁charges ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁frequent ▁occurrence ▁for ▁the ▁former ▁child ▁star . ▁ ▁Da ▁Silva ▁married ▁Maria ▁Ap are cida ▁Ven ancia ▁da ▁Silva ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁one ▁daughter , ▁Jac qu eline . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁surrounding ▁controvers y ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁da ▁Silva ▁was ▁shot ▁seven ▁times ▁by ▁three ▁polic emen ▁who ▁claim ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁resist ing ▁arrest . ▁However , ▁relatively ▁few ▁people ▁in ▁Brazil ▁believed ▁the ▁official ▁report . ▁While ▁the ▁police ▁report ▁stated ▁that ▁da ▁Silva ▁had ▁been ▁shot ▁while ▁resist ing ▁arrest , ▁a ▁for ens ic ▁exam ination ▁showed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁shot ▁while ▁lying ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁ ▁Both ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁mother ▁called ▁the ▁shooting ▁" a ▁police ▁execution ." ▁ ▁References ▁▁