Joe Jackson, father of Michael and Janet, out of Brazil hospital

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Joe Jackson, patriarch of the Jackson family of musical performers, was discharged on Monday from the Sao Paulo hospital where he had been treated following a stroke. Jackson, who came to Brazil to celebrate his 87th birthday, was diagnosed with a stroke associated with cardiac arrhythmia on July 27, the Albert Einstein hospital said last week. A press representative for the hospital said on Monday that Jackson's health had improved enough to warrant his release. Joe was estranged from Michael - who was one of the world's most successful and best-known performers - before the pop star's 2009 death. He also strayed apart from his wife, Katherine, and many of his other eight children. (Reporting by Asher Levine; Editing by Alan Crosby)