Rosalia de Souza
Encyclopedia
Rosalia de Souza is a Brazilian bossa nova
singer. She was born in Nilópolis
in the state of Rio de Janeiro
, an area famous for Beija Flor
Samba
. After travelling to Italy
at the age of 21, in 1989 she began studying musical theory, Cuban percussions, jazz and jazz history at the 'Scuola Popolare di Testaccio' (Popular school of Testaccio) in Rome
.
Bossa nova
Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music. Bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially consisting of young musicians and college students...
singer. She was born in Nilópolis
Nilópolis
Nilópolis is a city and a municipality in Brazil, located in the Rio de Janeiro state's southwestern region, bordering São João de Meriti, Mesquita and Rio de Janeiro. It is the smallest municipality in Rio de Janeiro state, with a total area of 19.39 km². The population of 157,483 inhabitants...
in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...
, an area famous for Beija Flor
GRES Beija-Flor de Nilópolis
The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Beija-Flor is a Samba school headquartered in the municipality of Nilópolis, Baixada Fluminense, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- History :...
Samba
Samba
Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival...
. After travelling to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
at the age of 21, in 1989 she began studying musical theory, Cuban percussions, jazz and jazz history at the 'Scuola Popolare di Testaccio' (Popular school of Testaccio) in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
.
Albums
- Garota Moderna (2003)
- Garota Diferente (2004)
- Jogo De Roda (2005)
- Que Bandeira (2006)
- Rio De Janeiro (2006)
- Brasil Precisa Balançar (2008)
- D'Improvviso (2009)
External links
- Rosalia de Souza in concert
- Rosalia De Souza discography at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...