
Artist
Santo Amaro, Bahia,
BrazilSince 196510 concerts · 1984–2024
Discography on Para Ouvir Hoje (in Portuguese) ↗
Maria Bethânia made her national debut in 1965, replacing Nara Leão in the show Opinião and turning “Carcará” into a cry. Since then, the singer from Santo Amaro has built one of the most solid careers in Brazilian music, making interpretation a stage art where song, poetry and devotion meet.
From Álibi, the first record by a Brazilian female singer to sell a million copies, to shows woven with texts by Fernando Pessoa, her voice is ritual and theater at the same time.