Brazilian publicist Juliana Marins, 26 years old Personal file A year after the death of Brazilian Juliana Marins, aged 26, while hiking Mount Rinjani, in Indonesia, the young woman's father used social media to pay an emotional tribute to his daughter. In a publication marked by reflections on mourning, gratitude and longing, Manoel Marins recalled that June marks "the worst event" in the family's life and said that memories of the tragedy came back to the surface when asked by a friend about how he was doing. "This month marks one year since the worst event of our lives. I confess that my mind, in an attitude of self-protection, had turned off the switch on that memory," he wrote. Despite the pain, the father stated that he continues to find strength to continue his life and honor the memory of his daughter, who he described as "the biggest supporter of my adventures". In the message, he cited verses by Gonzaguinha and Violeta Parra to talk about hope, faith and gratitude. Family says Brazilian woman in Indonesia died Juliana Marins died in June last year after falling off a cliff while hiking Mount Rinjani, one of Indonesia's main tourist destinations. The young woman slipped into the crater of a volcano on Saturday (21), mobilizing a major rescue operation. Four days later, on June 24, the family confirmed that she had been found dead. According to rescuers, Juliana was located approximately 650 meters below the trail, in an area that was difficult to access. The case moved Brazilians and generated a wide outpouring of support for the family during the days of searches. Juliana Marins' father pays tribute to his daughter on social media one year after the young woman's death in a volcano in Indonesia Reproduction The tour Born in Rio de Janeiro, Juliana lived in Niterói and graduated in Advertising from UFRJ. Since February, she had been backpacking around Asia and had already visited the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand before arriving in Indonesia. On the island of Lombok, neighboring Bali, is Mount Rinjani, a still active volcano that rises to an altitude of 3,721 meters. Around it is a lake. The landscape attracts many adventure tourists every year, but it requires preparation — it is necessary to spend the night on the way — and breath, as the air along much of the route is thin. Abandonment report The accident occurred in the early hours of Saturday (21) in Indonesia, mid-afternoon on Friday (20) in Brazil. Juliana and 6 other tourists took the trail, helped by 2 guides, according to park authorities. The crash occurred around 4am on Saturday and 1pm on Friday in Brazil. Juliana's family claims that she was abandoned by the guide for more than an hour before suffering the accident. "We discovered this in contact with people who work at the park. Juliana was in that group, but she got very tired and asked to stop for a while. They moved on, and the guide didn't stay with her", said her sister, Mariana, in an interview with Fantástico. According to information from the park, Juliana was in despair. "She didn't know where to go, she didn't know what to do. When the guide came back, because he saw that she was taking too long, he saw that she had fallen down there", reports the Brazilian woman's sister. In an interview with the newspaper “O Globo”, guide Ali Musthofa, 20 years old, confirmed local press reports that he advised the Niteroi native to rest while she continued walking, but stated that the agreement was just to wait for her a little further along the walk. According to Ali, who has been working in the region since November 2023 and usually climbs Rinjani twice a week, he was just “3 minutes” ahead of Juliana and came back to look for her after finding it strange that the Brazilian took so long to get to the meeting point. "Actually, I didn't leave her, but I waited 3 minutes in front of her. After about 15 or 30 minutes, Juliana didn't appear. I looked for her at the last resting place, but I didn't find her. I said I would wait for her in front. I told her to rest. I realized [that she had fallen] when I saw the light of a flashlight in a ravine about 150 meters deep and heard Juliana's voice asking for help. I said I would help her. I desperately tried to tell Juliana to wait for help,” he declared. With the day clear, tourists took images of Juliana with a drone. She was 200 meters down the mountain — and that was the last time she was seen alive. This record spread around the world and reached the Niteroi woman's family, who recognized her by her clothes. A campaign to rescue her began there. Infographic shows how a dead Brazilian woman fell into a volcano in Indonesia. Art/g1