1. Elizabeth "Beth" Santos Leal de Carvalho was a Brazilian samba singer, guitarist, cavaquinist and composer.
11 Facts About Beth Carvalho
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Beth Carvalho's father, Joao Francisco Leal de Carvalho, was a lawyer.
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Beth Carvalho grew up influenced by different types of music.
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Beth Carvalho's father used to take her to samba school rehearsals, and her mother was a lover of classical music who encouraged her to become a ballerina.
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Beth Carvalho started playing the guitar as a teenager, and got involved with the emerging Bossa Nova movement, winning a nationwide song contest on TV at the age of 19.
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Beth Carvalho started dedicating herself entirely to samba just as her fame began, working with legendary composers such as Nelson Sargento.
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Later, in the late 1970s and early 80s, Beth Carvalho helped bring to the public the work of other rising pagode artists from Cacique de Ramos, such as Almir Guineto, Jorge Aragao and the Fundo de Quintal group.
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Beth Carvalho always tried to bring underrated composers the recognition they deserve, and she is regarded as madrinha do samba.
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Beth Carvalho was a driving force in the modernization of samba in the 80s, and at the same time rejected commercial pop trends in samba arrangements, preserving tradition.
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Beth Carvalho recorded an album dedicated to the samba from Sao Paulo, rejecting the famous axiom that "Sao Paulo is the grave of samba".
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Beth Carvalho is depicted in the 2022 documentary film Andanca - Os encontros e as memorias de Beth Carvalho, directed by Pedro Bronz.