Valucha deCastro
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Valucha deCastro was a Brazil
ian-born singer, songwriter and artist. Born in Brazil's Minas Gerais
state, she grew up in Rio de Janeiro. she was one of the first students of Chicago
, Illinois's
Old Town School of Folk Music
and later a teacher of Brazilian folk music there. She recorded an album with the Old Town School's Frank Hamilton
titled "The World of Frank & Valucha" in 1962. During the 1970s and 1980s she toured the United States
performing Brazilian folk music. Later in her life she became a painter, living in Russia and China. She died at her home in Washington, D.C.
of liver disease in 2007.
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-born singer, songwriter and artist. Born in Brazil's Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
state, she grew up in Rio de Janeiro. she was one of the first students of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois's
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
Old Town School of Folk Music
Old Town School of Folk Music
The Old Town School of Folk Music is a Chicago teaching and performing institution that launched the careers of many notable folk music artists...
and later a teacher of Brazilian folk music there. She recorded an album with the Old Town School's Frank Hamilton
Frank Hamilton (musician)
Frank Hamilton is an American folk musician and co-founder of the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, Illinois. As a performer, he has recorded for Folkways Records and, as a member of the folk group The Weavers, for Vanguard Records, as well as for Philips and several other labels and...
titled "The World of Frank & Valucha" in 1962. During the 1970s and 1980s she toured the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
performing Brazilian folk music. Later in her life she became a painter, living in Russia and China. She died at her home in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
of liver disease in 2007.