Elza Soares, the prolific Brazilian singer who recorded 35 albums and opened the 2016 Olympics in Rio, died Thursday, according to an Instagram post shared on her official page. She was 91. According ...

Michelle Mercer reviews a new album about the darker side of Brazilian life by a samba legend — Woman at the End of the World by Elza Soares. Brazil is known for its tropical beauty and rich culture.

She rose from a favela in Rio to samba stardom in the 1960s. But her career was later overshadowed by an affair with a famous soccer player that became a national scandal. By Michael Astor Elza Soares ...

Elza Soares' family announced that the singer died of natural causes at her Rio de Janeiro home Charmaine Patterson is an Associate Editor at PEOPLE. She first began working at PEOPLE in 2021 as a ...

Brazilian singer Elza Soares died today at the age of 91, her family and team reported on her official social media pages. Soares died of natural causes at her home in Rio de Janeiro, the family wrote ...

<!-- missing image http://blogs.kcrw.com/music/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/FileMFdSantos-Garrincha-227x300.jpg -->Elza Soares had been dubbed the “Brazilian Tina ...

Brazilian singer and samba icon Elza Soares has died. She was 91. A statement shared to her official Instagram page, signed by members of her family, her manager, and her team, announced the loss ...

Brazil is known for its tropical beauty and rich culture. It's also a place struggling with political unrest, public health problems and sexual violence. On her new album, samba legend Elza Soares ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian samba singer Elza Soares died in her Rio de Janeiro home on Thursday afternoon, family members said on the artist's official Instagram account. She was 91. The singer ...

Singer Elza Soares, one of Brazil’s most beloved music icons, died Thursday in her Rio de Janeiro home, her family announced on social media. She was 91 and died of natutal causes. Soares was born to ...