O Bêbado e a Equilibrista
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"O Bêbado e a Equilibrista" is a Portuguese-language song written and composed by Brazilian musicians João Bosco and Aldir Blanc. It was performed by Elis Regina on her 1979 album Essa Mulher. It beca
Singer Elis Regina being interviewed in 1979, around the time of the release of "O Bêbado e a Equilibrista"
Elis Regina
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Elis Regina Carvalho Costa, known professionally as Elis Regina, was a Brazilian singer of bossa nova, MPB and jazz music. She is also the mother of the singers Maria Rita and Pedro Mariano.
O Bêbado e a Equilibrista
…and the Tightrope Walker") is a Portuguese-language song written and composed by Brazilian musicians João Bosco and Aldir Blanc. It was performed by Elis Regina on her 1979 album Essa Mulher. It became a cultural touchstone in the period of amnesty and the decline of the Military Dictatorship in Brazil, and was…
Regina in 1964
Childhood home of Elis Regina, in Porto Alegre
Elis Regina in Teatro da Praia, 1969. National Archives of Brazil