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Larissa Luz
Larissa Luz de Jesus (born 15 May 1987) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and actress. Life and career Born in Salvador, Bahia, Luz started studying piano and singing when she was 12 years old. In 2001, she became a member of an all-female rock band, Lucy in the sky, with whom she performed in local nightclubs, and in the following years she joined other groups (Egrégoras, Interart, Tempero Nagô) and had gigs as solo singer in various local shopping centres and bars. Luz became first known in 2007, when she replaced Tatau as lead singer of the axé group . In 2012, she left the band, and one year later she released her debut solo album, ''Mundança''. In 2015, Luz launched the single "Território conquistado", anticipating the eponymous album, released one year later and which included guest appearances by Elza Soares and Thalma de Freitas. A concept album honoring ten black Brazilian personalities that Luz conceived in collaboration with anthropologist Goli Guerreiro, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvador, Bahia
Salvador (English: ''Savior'') is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine, music and architecture. The African influence in many cultural aspects of the city makes it a center of Afro-Brazilian culture. As the first capital of Colonial Brazil, the city is one of the oldest in the Americas and one of the first planned cities in the world, having been established during the Renaissance period. Its foundation in 1549 by Tomé de Sousa took place on account of the implementation of the General Government of Brazil by the Portuguese Empire. Centralization as a capital, along with Portuguese colonization, were important factors in shaping the profile of the municipality, as were certain geographic characteristics. The construction of the city followed the uneven topography, initially with the formation of two leve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
