Angela Maria 1955 - 1956 and beyond...

Angela Maria may be considered the first of the 'new breed' of Brazilian female singers that appeared in the early 1950s. 

We could roughly say there were 3 previous waves. At first there were the lyrically-inclined singers from the turn of the century. Then, as of 1930, with the advent of recording music there were Carmen Miranda, Aracy Cortes, Aracy de Almeida and others. 

In 1939, Carmen Miranda left Brazil for the USA and a new generation of female singers reigned like Dalva de Oliveira - the best of all - plus Emilinha Borba and Marlene towards the end of the forties.

Angela Maria appeared in the horizon circa 1951, but became really popular circa 1954. These photos taken in early 1955 show her introduction to Carmen Miranda, who was eager to know new faces. 

Carmen Miranda holds Angela Maria affectionately in January 1955, when she last visited Brazil. Carmen would die 7 months later, on 5 August of 1955. 

Revista do Radio February, 1955.

from left to right: Marta Nelson, Hermínio Bello de Carvalho, Lyza Castro (journalist), Angela Maria, Carmen Miranda, César de Alencar and Paulo Tapajós. Carmen had been really sick before her visit to Brazil... she got a lot better once she settled herself at the Copacabana Palace for a few weeks. Then she was invited to many a party in Rio, where she always behaved like she was having a lot of fun... but the reality was different: Carmen was living on borrowed time. 

Angela at Radio Globo wearing the same neck lace as when she met Carmen Miranda. 

ANGELA MARIA ruled Brazil in 1956

'Jornal das Moças'. 

magazine 'Clube dos Ritmos' with Angela Maria on the cover.

best selling singles in Rio de Janeio - May 1956:

1. The poor people of Paris (Os pobres de Paris) - Les Baxter (Capitol)

2. Lisboa antiga - Nelson Riddle (Odeon)

3. Recuerdos de Ypacaraí - Gregorio Barrios (Odeon)

4. Mamãe - Angela Maria & João Dias (Copacabana)

5. Tu precio - Bienvenido Granda (Seeco)

6. Lavandières du Portugal (Lavadeiras de Portugal) - Jacqueline François

7. Esta noite me embriago (Esta noche me emborracho) - Nelson Gonçalves (RCA)

8. Mambo do galinho - Cauby Peixoto (Columbia)

9. Love is a-many splendoured thing - Dave Rose (MGM)

10. Amando em Paris - Zezé Gonzaga (Columbia)

best selling albums in Rio de Janeiro - May 1956:

1. Sucessos em desfile no. 2 - Carolina Cardoso de Menezes (Odeon)

2. Love me or leave me (Ama-me ou esquece-me) Doris Day (Columbia)

3. Feio para dançar no. 3 - Waldir Calmon (Radio)

4. Sambas - Dorival Caymmi (Odeon)

5. Sucessos de Angela Maria no. 2 (Copacabana)

6. You'll never walk alone (Nunca estarás só) - Roy Hamilton (Columbia)

7. Jantar dançante - Quarteto Excelsior (Copacabana)

8. Pasodoble toreros - Grande Orquestra Taurina regida por Manuel G. Arriba (Montilla)

9. Um Pau d'Agua em LP - Der schräge Otto (Polydor)

10. Feito para dançar no. 4 - Waldir Calmon (Radio)

I N D I A

India bella, mezcla de diosa y pantera

doncella desnuda que abita el Guairá

airosa romanza curvo sus caderas

copiando un recodo de azul Paraná

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De su tribu la flor

Muntaraz Guayaki

Eva arisca de amor del Eden Guarany

Bravea en la sienes su orgullo se pluma

su lengua  es selvage panal de ‘eiruzu’

collar de colmillos de tigres y plumas

enjoya la musa de ‘Eibity-Ruzú’

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La silvestre mujer

que la selva es tu hogar

también sabe querer

también sabe soñar.

polca paraguaya de Ortiz Guerrero y J. Asunción Flores. 

ANGELA MARIA at the pages of scandal sheet 'Confidencial

Angela Maria on the cover of a 1959 'O Cruzeiro' which sold 800,000 copies weekly.