At the time of his death, Variações left behind a box containing over forty tapes and studio reels, which were forgotten for a long time, at first in the possession of his brother, Jaime Ribeiro.
Zum Zeitpunkt seines Todes hinterließ Variações eine Kiste mit über vierzig Bänder- und Studio-Rollen, die für eine lange Zeit in Vergessenheit geraten waren, und zunächst in den Besitz seines Bruders, Jaime Ribeiro, gingen.