Woman dies and 117 seriously ill after eating sun-dried beef pizza in Brazil

Rayssa was rushed to hospital after falling seriously ill (Picture: Jam Press)

A 44-year-old woman has died, and another 117 people fell ill after eating a unique dish at a pizzeria.

Rayssa Maritein Bezerra e Silva and her boyfriend had a ‘carne de sol’ sun-dried beef pizza at the eatery in Pombal, Brazil, on Sunday, but quickly became unwell.

After returning home, they began to feel worse and went to the hospital, where they were treated and discharged.

Rayssa returned on Monday morning with diarrhoea...