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Beth Carvalho, Brazil’s ‘godmother of samba,’ dies at 72

Published on: Tuesday 07 May 2019

Beth Carvalho, an exuberant, smokey-voiced Brazilian singer who filled soccer stadiums with her followers, battled music-industry machismo, and championed overlooked composers and performers — earning ...

News source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/beth-carvalho-brazils-godmother-of-samba-dies-at-72/2019/05/07/65137334-70d9-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html

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Beth Carvalho, Brazil’s ‘godmother of samba,’ dies at 72