He died on June 14, 2014, reportedly from heart failure, at the age of 80.[1][11] He was buried at the Cemitério Israelita do Butantã [pt] in Sao Paulo, Brazil.[10] He was survived by his wife Chella Cohen Safra and five children: Jacob Moise Safra, Azuri "Ezra" Moise Safra, Edmundo "Edmond" Moise Safra, Esther Safra Szajman (married to Claudio Szajman, son of Abram Szajman [pt]), and Olga Safra Levitin.[10][12][13][14]