Rosalia de Souza

Rosalia de Souza
de Souza in 2009
Background information
Birth nameRosalia de Souza
Born (1966-07-04) July 4, 1966
Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
GenresBossa nova
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
LabelsAvatar, Schema, Phantom Sound & Vision

Rosalia de Souza (born July 4, 1966) is a Brazilian bossa nova singer. She was born in Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, an area famous for its samba school, Beija-Flor.

After travelling to Italy at the age of 21, she began to study music theory, Cuban percussion, and jazz at the Scuola Popolare di Testaccio (Popular school of Testaccio) in Rome.

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