Milton Nascimento Released From Hospital After Pneumonia Treatment

Overview

• Milton Nascimento was admitted to hospital on Thursday, July 16, for treatment of pneumonia and has now been discharged.
• His son, Augusto Nascimento, announced the return home on social media and wrote that the family will continue required treatment and care.
• The family has not disclosed the name of the hospital where he was treated, and officials have released no further clinical details.
• Nascimento, 83, retired from live performance at 80 but remained creatively active and earned a 2025 Grammy nomination for a collaboration with Esperanza Spalding.
• His ongoing care needs are shaped by a 2025 family disclosure that he has Lewy body dementia and also lives with Parkinson’s, which will guide his at‑home treatment and support.