Selma Reis (24 August 1960 – 19 December 2015) was a Brazilian actress and singer. Born in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, she acted in various telenovelas and miniseries for Rede Globo, including ''

Caminho das Índias ''Caminho das Índias'' ( lit: ''Path to the Indies''; English title: ''India: A Love Story'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Globo. It ran from 19 January to 11 September 2009. ''Caminho das Índias'' is a story of contrasts which e ...

'', '' Páginas da Vida'', ''

Presença de Anita ''Presença de Anita'' ( en, The Presence of Anita, italic=yes) is a 2001 Brazilian drama television miniseries based on the 1948 novel of the same name by Mário Donato. Directed by Ricardo Waddington and Alexandre Avancini, the series aired o ...

'' and '' Chiquinha Gonzaga''. After time spent studying music in

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, France, in 1987, she released an eponymous debut album, the first of eleven releases. She was married to photographer Locca Faria, with whom she had a son. The couple separated but remained friends for the last three years of her life. In July 2014, Reis was diagnosed with

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, and was treated at a hospital in Teresópolis. She was cremated in a Lutheran service in

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