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Gal Costa (born Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos September 26, 1945) in Salvador, Brazil, is a popular singer in Brazil.

Influenced by music from a young age by her record store owner father, Costa became one of Brazil’s foremost female movement singers and guitar players during the late 1960s and 70s. Along with her friend Maria Bethânia, she became a political activist often coming into conflict with Brazil’s government when dissent in music was censored. Fellow musician Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethania’s brother, introduced her to Gilberto Gil and Tom Zé in 1963, who managed to secure her a recording deal in São Paulo for her debut album Domingo with Caetano Veloso. In 1973, the cover of Costa’s album India was censored due to her wearing a risque red bikini. Costa has recorded songs composed by a number of Brazil’s most popular songwriters such as Tom Jobim, Jorge Ben Jor, and Erasmo Carlos. In 1982 the single “Festa Do Interior” from the double album Fantasia became her biggest ever hit, going multi-platinum by the end of the year. Costa appeared in the 1995 film The Mandarin (Mandarim, O) as the singer Carmen Miranda. She has recorded songs in Portuguese, Spanish and English.
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  • musicinflyence

    Nossa artista mais linda, nos mais vários sentidos! :)

    Monday evening

  • Joyyc

    amo!

    Sunday morning

  • rafabrios

    De início, resisti a ouvir o "Recanto", mas devo admitir que tive uma grata surpresa. "Segunda" é linda, mas "Neguinho" e "Miami Maculelê" roubaram meu coração.

    Saturday afternoon

  • faiadcaio

    Divina e Maravilhosa! [2]

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  • RenatoMashadu

    Oh minha grande, oh minha pequena, oh minha grande obsessão ♪

    13 days ago

  • afu-sake

    Świetna babeczka!

    18 days ago

  • luizlourenco

    Divina e Maravilhosa!

    19 days ago

  • gbgermano

    depois de ouvir Recanto imagino ela e o Caetano, beirado os 70 anos, se encontrando no fim de semana pra ouvir o último ep do james blake

    21 days ago

  • LucasFurfles

    eu sou, eu sou, eu sou amor, da cabeça aos pés... e só to beijando o rosto pra quem da valor

    22 days ago

  • isadora_empire

    mas da próxima vez que eu for a brasília, eu trago uma flor do serrado pra você

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  • HenryBadaroh

    Zoológico, ilógico, logo sou.

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  • moraleesch

    Os vocábulos iridescem..os hipotálamos minguam..tudo é singular

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  • eltinsales

    Viajo nela desafinando guitarras elétricas *-* [2]

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  • RenatoMashadu

    Eu sou uma fruta gogóia, eu sou moça! ♪

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  • PinheiroRafael

    Viajo nela desafinando guitarras elétricas *-*

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  • barros8rafael

    "não quero mais essas tardes mornais..." amo gAL!

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  • tivinho

    Gal não precisa de autotune, mas continua surpreendentemente brilhante! ♥

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  • elloa

    Gal no Top 10 dos melhores discos de 2011 - via Embrulhador

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  • pierrealmeida

    Gal, muito boa de verdade.

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  • Guilhermesas

    Miami Maculelê e Neguinho <3

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