Clara Nunes (Portuguese pronunciation: August 12, 1942 – April 2, 1983) was a Brazilian samba and MPB singer, considered one of the greatest of her generation. She was the first female singer in Brazil to sell over 100,000 copies of a record, with "Tristeza Pé No Chão" and her achievements in the samba genre earned her the title of "Queen of Samba".
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Clara Francisca Gonçalves Pinheiro 12 August 1942 Paraopeba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Died |
2 April 1983 (aged 40) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Zodiac | Leo |
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