Maria Rita

Maria Rita
Maria Rita performing at Virada Cultural in 2009.
Background information
Birth name	Maria Rita Camargo Mariano
Born	(1977-09-09) 9 September 1977 (age 47) São Paulo, Brazil
Oreigin	São Paulo, Brazil
Genres	MPB, Jazz, Samba
Instruments	Voice
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Warner Latina Wea International
Wabsteid	www.maria-rita.com

Maria Rita Camargo Mariano (born in São Paulo, 9 September 1977) is a Brazilian sangster an muisicker, dochter o sangster Elis Regina an arranger an pianist Cesar Camargo Mariano.

Maria Rita began her career in 2001, despite wantin tae sing syne fowerteen. The wicht o her mither's career, quite famous in Brazil, influencit the postponement o her wirk. Afore becomin a profeesional sangster, she did an internship at a magazine for teenagers, haein graduatit in social communication an Laitin American Studies at New York University, in the United States. Success came at the hicht o her talent an establisht hersel as a new icon o MPB, it seemit that the warld awaitit her decision tae surrender tae its mission touched bi the voice an interpretation.

Rita o sax Latin Grammy Awards includin Latin Grammy for Best New Artist, haes wan twa Multishow Brazilian Music Awards an aw, amang ither naitional awairds. Maria Rita haes sauld ower 2 million CDs an DVDs in Brazil alane. She is the mither o Antonio born in 2004, the result o her relationship wi film director Marcus Baldini.^[1] She is currently marriet tae muisicker Davi Moraes, an are the parents o Alice, a girl born on 10 Dizember 2012.^[2]

• 2003 - Maria Rita (Warner Latina) (1,000,000 sauld in Brazil), wi follae-on "Maria Rita" DVD, recordit live in São Paulo at Bourbon Street
• 2005 - Segundo (Warner Latina) (350,000 sauld in Brazil), wi follae-on "Segundo" DVD, recordit live in 3 venues.
• 2007 - Samba Meu (Wea International) (300,000 sauld in Brazil), wi follae-on "Maria Rita: Samba Meu" DVD, recordit live in Rio de Janeiro.
• 2011 - Elo (Maria Rita album) (Wea International) (100,000 sauld in Brazil)
• 2012 - Redescobrir (Wea International) (150,000 sold in Brazil), with follow-on "Maria Rita: Redescobrir" DVD, recorded live in Rio de Janeiro.

Rita appeared wi Milton Nascimento on his CD "Pieta" singing a duet on "Tristesse", which wan a Latin Grammy in 2003 an aw. She recently appeared wi Uruguayan 2004 Grammy Award Winner Jorge Drexler on his CD "12 Segundos de Oscuridad" singin a duet on "Soledad". She is a big fan o an haes appeared live in cameo wi the Brazilian rap/hip-hop group O Rappa.

Latin Grammy Award

Prêmio Multishow de Música Brasileira

¹Teed wi Paulinho da Viola for MTV Unplugged.

• Maria Rita - Offeecial Wabsteid
• Report on 2004 Latin Grammy awards - enter Maria Rita for search Archived 2009-06-09 at the Wayback Machine