Mariene Bezerra de Castro (12 May 1978 in

Salvador da 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 ...

) is a Brazilian musician. She is known for her revival of Northeastern Brazilian musical styles including maracatu and

samba de roda Samba is a lively dance of Afro-Brazilian origin in 2/4(2 by 4) time danced to samba music. The term "samba" originally referred to any of several Latin duet dances with origins from the Congo and Angola. Today Samba is the most pr ...

. Mariene began her professional career as a backing vocalist for

Timbalada Timbalada is an Afro-Brazilian musician group from Candeal, Salvador, Brazil. It was founded by drummer Carlinhos Brown, and the composer and percussionist Tony Mola . The musical style is between samba reggae and axé, with strong influenc ...

Carlinhos Brown Antônio Carlos Santos de Freitas, known professionally as Carlinhos Brown (Brazilian Portuguese: /kaʁˈlĩɲus bɾaw̃, -iɲuʃ/, 23 November 1962), is a Brazilian singer, percussionist, and record producer from Salvador, Bahia. His musica ...

and

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. She began her solo career in 1997. In 2001 she won a Caymmi Award for Best Artistic Production. Her first album was released in 2005. Mariene was made the queen of the 2007 Gay Pride parade in Salvador by the Grupo Gay da Bahia."Mariene de Castro, Madrinha da VI Parada Gay da Bahia"
. She performed at the 2016 Rio Olympics closing ceremony with the song "Pelo Tempo Que Durar" du Marisa Monte in front of the

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before it was extinguished.

Discography

Studio albums

*2005: Abre Caminho *2012: Tabaroinha *2014: Colheita

Live albums

*2010: CD Santo de Casa - Ao Vivo *2011: DVD Santo de Casa - Ao Vivo *2013: CD Ser de Luz - Ao Vivo *2013: DVD Ser de Luz - Ao Vivo

External links

Site oficial

References

Samba musicians Musicians from Salvador, Bahia 1978 births Living people 21st-century Brazilian singers 21st-century Brazilian women singers {{Brazil-musician-stub