Inezita Barroso
Encyclopedia
Ignez Magdalena Aranha de Lima (born March 4, 1925 in São Paulo
) is a Brazil
ian folk singer
and TV host (since 1980 she is the hostess of Viola, Minha Viola at TV Cultura
, a Brazilian television network) who has also done some acting. She is noted for supporting or reviving songs from the caipira
.
She became interested in music from an early point and after her marriage she managed to get the support needed to do so. By the 1950s she had had a few hits, but her fondness for traditional folk and rural music kept her from being "mainstream" in Brazilian music. Despite, or perhaps because of, that she gained a following in rural Brazil even though she was an urbanite herself.
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
) is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian folk singer
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
and TV host (since 1980 she is the hostess of Viola, Minha Viola at TV Cultura
TV Cultura
TV Cultura is Brazilian television network headquartered in São Paulo and a part of Fundação Padre Anchieta. It focuses on cultural subjects but also has sports as entertainment options.- History :...
, a Brazilian television network) who has also done some acting. She is noted for supporting or reviving songs from the caipira
Caipira
Caipira is a Brazilian Portuguese term used to designate inhabitants of rural, remote areas of some Brazilian states—it refers to the people of lesser schooling. It can be considered pejorative when used to describe others, but it can also be used as a self-identifier without negative connotations...
.
She became interested in music from an early point and after her marriage she managed to get the support needed to do so. By the 1950s she had had a few hits, but her fondness for traditional folk and rural music kept her from being "mainstream" in Brazilian music. Despite, or perhaps because of, that she gained a following in rural Brazil even though she was an urbanite herself.
External links
- Oficial Site (Portuguese)
- [ All Music]