Biography
Maria Bethânia (full name: Maria Bethânia Vianna Telles Veloso) is a Brazilian singer, sister of Caetano Veloso. Born 18 June 1946 in Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, Brazil. Her brother Caetano named her at birth. (He was 4 years old at the time.) She started her career in 1964 in Rio de Janeiro with the show "Opinião". With her strong, low-key voice and dramatic interpretation, she is the second best selling Brazilian female singer of all time, with more than 26 million albums sold.
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