In 1975 she toured Europe and by the 1980s she was hailed as one of the top three "Samba Queens." She scored a hit in 1980 with Morena de Angola, which Chico Buarque wrote for her. In 1983 she died from a surgery to correct varicose veins, which led to mourning across Brazil.
In 1975 she toured Europe and by the 1980s she was hailed as one of the top three "Samba Queens." She scored a hit in 1980 with Morena de Angola, which Chico Buarque wrote for her. In 1983 she died from a surgery to correct varicose veins, which led to mourning across Brazil.
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