Angela Maria Diniz Gonçalves (born December 5, 1949), best known by the stage name Angela Ro Ro, based on an
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of her laughter, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter influenced by her idols
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'' Brazil one of the
greatest Brazilian albums of all time.
She was one of the first lesbian singers in Brazil to reveal herself as a lesbian.
Discography
*''Angela Ro Ro'' (1979)
*''Só Nos Resta Viver'' (1980)
*''Escândalo!'' (1981)
*''Simples Carinho'' (1982)
*''A Vida é Mesmo Assim'' (1984)
*''Eu Desatino'' (1984)
*''Prova De Amor'' (1988)
*''Ao Vivo'' (1993)
*''Acertei No Milênio'' (2000)
*''Compasso'' (2006)
*''Ao Vivo'' (2006)
*''Escândalo'' (2009)
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*''Feliz da Vida!'' (2013)
*''Selvagem'' (2017)
References
1949 births
Living people
20th-century Brazilian women singers
20th-century Brazilian songwriters
Musicians from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Brazilian women singer-songwriters
Brazilian lesbian musicians
Brazilian LGBTQ singer-songwriters
Lesbian singers
Lesbian songwriters
Música Popular Brasileira singers
20th-century Brazilian LGBTQ people
21st-century Brazilian LGBTQ people
21st-century Brazilian women singers
21st-century Brazilian songwriters
LGBTQ people in Latin music
Women in Latin music
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