Rosalia de Souza

Rosalia de Souza
Circolo degli Artisti, Rome, 16 April 2009
Background information
Birth name	Rosalia de Souza
Born	(1966-07-04) July 4, 1966 (age 51) Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres	Bossa nova
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Avatar, Schema, Phantom Sound & Vision
Associated acts	Nicola Conte

Rosalia de Souza is a Brazilian bossa nova singer. She was born in Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, an area famous for its samba school, Beija-Flor.

After travelling to Italy at the age of 21, she began studied music theory, Cuban percussion, and jazz at the Scuola Popolare di Testaccio (Popular school of Testaccio) in Rome.