Aracy de Almeida (August 19, 1914 – June 20, 1988) was a Brazilian singer, known as a famous artist of the Golden Age of Brazilian radio.

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/ref> Her 1950 album ''Noel Rosa'' was voted by

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one of the greatest Brazilian albums of all time.

Early life

Aracy Teles de Almeida was born on August 19, 1914. She was raised in Encantado, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, in a large Protestant family. Her father, Baltazar Teles de Almeida, was a

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train conductor, and her mother, Mrs. Hermogênea, was a housewife. She had only male siblings. She studied in a school in the neighborhood of Engenho de Dentro, where she was a classmate of the radio broadcaster , later moving to Colégio Nacional, in

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. Aracy would sing religious hymns at her local Baptist Church and, in secrecy from her parents, would sing songs of Candomblé deities at their places of worship and in carnival blocks.

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1914 births 1988 deaths Place of birth missing 20th-century Brazilian women singers 20th-century Brazilian singers Women in Latin music {{Brazil-musician-stub Samba musicians Afro-Brazilian singers Afro-Brazilian actresses People from Rio de Janeiro (city) Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city)