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Alves, Carmélia

LC control no.no 00060041
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Personal name headingAlves, Carmélia
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Associated placeRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Birth date19250214
Death date20121102
Place of originRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Profession or occupationMusician Singer
Special noteMachine-derived authority record.
Found inLCCN 98-831658: As eternas cantoras do rádio, p1991: (usage: Carmélia Alves)
Encic. da música brasileira, 2a ed. (ALVES Carmélia; b. Feb. 14, 1925, Rio de Janeiro; singer)
Fox News Latino, Nov. 5, 2012 (Singer Carmelia Alves, known as the "Queen of Baiao," one of the most popular folk rhythms of northeast Brazil, died in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday [Nov. 3, 2012]. She was 89. The Rio artist was considered the best female performer of baiao, a rhythm that originated in one of Brazil's most rugged regions)