Cristina Buarque

Sister of Miúcha, Ana de Hollanda, and Chico Buarque, Cristina Buarque had her first experience in a professional setting on Chico Buarque's Chico Buarque, Vol. 3, interpreting the song "Sem Fantasia" (1968). Her first solo LP came in 1974, Cristina, with her biggest hit, "Quantas Lágrimas" (Manacéia). The album was dedicated to the recuperation of the work of important sambistas, which remained the main focus of her work. Her second album, Prato e Faca (1976), had sambas by Heitor dos Prazeres, Geraldo Pereira, Jamelão, Bide/Marçal, and Alberto Lonato, among others. Her 1978 ...