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Nara Leão

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Nara Leão

Birth
Vitória, Município de Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Death
7 Jun 1989 (aged 47)
Rio de Janeiro, Município de Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Burial
Botafogo, Município de Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Add to Map
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Brazilian Singer. Sometimes known as "the muse of bossa nova," she was also one of the first artists to engage in the movement later known as "canção de protesto," an artistic movement which denounced the military dictatorship that was installed in Brazil after the coup in 1964.
Brazilian Singer. Sometimes known as "the muse of bossa nova," she was also one of the first artists to engage in the movement later known as "canção de protesto," an artistic movement which denounced the military dictatorship that was installed in Brazil after the coup in 1964.

Bio by: Sharon Kimba

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Sharon Kimba
  • Added: Nov 8, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154784125/nara-le%C3%A3o: accessed ), memorial page for Nara Leão (19 Jan 1942–7 Jun 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 154784125, citing Cemitério de São João Batista, Botafogo, Município de Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Maintained by Find a Grave.