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Nara Lofego Leão January 19 1942 Vitória Espírito Santo Brazil — June 7 1989 Rio De Janeiro Brazil Best Known As Nara Leão Was A Diverse MPB Singer Acoustic Guitarist And Occasional Actress And Songwriter Associated With Many Genres And Movements Such As Bossa Nova Samba De Morro Protest Song Tropicália Música Nordestina And Others Quickly Gaining The Title Of "Musa Da Bossa Nova" Muse Of Bossa Nova Ever Since The Beginning Of Her Career. When She Was Twelve Her Father Gave Her A Guitar Since He Was Worried About Her Being Shy. Popular Musician And Composer Patricio Teixeira And Classical Guitarist Solon Ayala Were Her Teachers. While Still A Teenager She Met A Number Of Singers And Composers Who Took Part Of Bossa Nova's Musical Revolution In Late 50s And Early 60s Including Roberto Menescal Carlos Lyra Ronaldo Bôscoli João Gilberto And Antônio Carlos Jobim. By 1963 After Singing As An Amateur For A Few Years She Became A Professional And Toured With Sergio Mendes. In The Mid-1960s The Institution Of Military Dictatorship In Brazil Led Her To Sing Increasingly Political Lyrics. Her Show "Opinião" Reflected Her Political Beliefs And She Had Largely Switched To Political Music By This Point. In 1964 She Even Spoke Against Bossa Nova As A Movement Calling It "alienating". In 1968 Being Part Of The Tropicália Movement She Appeared On The Album Tropicália Ou Panis Et Circenses Performing "Lindonéia." She Later Left Brazil For Paris And In The 1970s Abandoned Music To Focus On Her Family. She Returned To Music Later And When She Discovered In 1979 That She Had An Inoperable Brain Tumor She Increased Her Productivity As Much As Possible. She Died In 1989 Leaving A Great Legacy Behind Her Succesful Years Of Career. read less