Elza Soares
Brazilian samba singer
Died when: 91 years 211 days (1098 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Elza da Conceição Soares (née Gomes; 23 June 1930 – 20 January 2022), known professionally as Elza Soares (Brazilian Portuguese: ['?wz? 'swa?is]), was a Brazilian samba singer.
In 1999, she was named Singer of the Millennium along with Tina Turner by BBC Radio.Elza was deemed dangerous by the Military dictatorship in Brazil (1964–1985), and in 1970 her house in the Jardim Botânico neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, was machine-gunned by regime agents.
Inside were her partner Garrincha and their children.The living room, where the young children were, was destroyed by the blasts.
She and Garrincha had to flee to Italy, where they were received by Chico Buarque de Hollanda also in exile.
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