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Maria Creuza: Queen of Brazilian Ballads

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Marc Myers
Jun 11, 2021
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As part of my ongoing series on great female Brazilian pop singers of the 1960s and '70s, I'm turning today to Maria Creuza. In particular, I'm focusing on the 10 or so albums she recorded for Brazilian RCA from 1973 to 1982. Born in 1944, Creuza's specialty were ballads about love and heartbreak. Vinicius de Moraes’ favorite interpreter of his songs, C…

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