Meninas Cantoras de Petrópolis was the name of a pioneer Brazilian musical group composed exclusively of girls, founded on 15 August 1976, in the city of

Petrópolis Petrópolis (), also known as the Imperial City, is a municipality in the Southeast Region of Brazil. It is located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, northeast of the city of Rio de Janeiro. According to the 2022 Brazilian census, Petrópolis mun ...

, by maestro Marco Aurélio Xavier.

Overview

After a rigid evaluation of capabilities for music, which starts at the early age of seven and lasts three years long studying theory and vocal techniques, following the '' Escolania de Montserrat'' method (''Coro de Meninos'', which began in the 9th century at the ''Abadia N. S. de Montserrat'', in

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), the ''singer girl'' will be tested on the "ceremony of investiture" and will be chosen to integrate the

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and maybe some day will put on the "Sapatinho de Verniz" (''Coat Shoe'') symbol. They also performed with many Brazilian musical artists, such as:

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, Simone,

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, Fábio Júnior,

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, Angélica Ksyvickis, Wanderléa, The Fevers, Luiz Ayrão, Wanderley Cardoso,

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, Hebe Camargo, Selma Reis and Agnaldo Rayol. They also include songs in their repertoire of international musicians such as:

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etc. In a historical meeting with the ''Meninas'' the maestro

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interpreted some of the great successes of

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. Before a crowd of more than 100 thousand people, the live concert took place at the ''

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'' (Rio de Janeiro), within the ''Projeto Aquarius''.''O Quinto Beatle e as MCP''
/ref> On the preface of his book of memories “SGT PEPPER'S”, he mentioned the girls and said: " ...Only angels can sing like this..." The choir was dissolved on 2 March 2016.

References

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