Feleppa died two years later from an AIDS - related brain haemorrhage .
The song was a melancholy tribute to Michael 's Brazilian lover Anselmo Feleppa , whom he met when performing in Rio de Janeiro in 1991 .
Anselmo Feleppa died two years later from an AIDS - related brain haemorrhage .
The song was a melancholy tribute to Michael 's Brazilian lover Anselmo Feleppa , whom he met when performing in Rio de Janeiro in 1991 .