Clara Ricciolini (1822-1869), was a Brazilian ballet dancer and stage actress. She played a pioneer role in the introduction of ballet in South America, and has been referred to as the only ballerina in Brazil during the mid 19th-century, when she was the a star attraction of the stage. She was the daughter of opera singers Gaetano Ricciolini and Isabel Rubio Ricciolini. She made her debut in the theater of

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in 1837. She was an appreciated actress, but was however to be more famous as a ballet dancer.

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* Sucena, Eduardo. "A Dança Teatral no Brasil" (Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Nacional de Artes Cênicas, 1988) 1822 births 1869 deaths 19th-century Brazilian actresses 19th-century ballet dancers Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian ballet dancers Brazilian stage actresses {{Brazil-actor-stub