Rita Lee, Os Mutantes
· 1947
Rita Lee Jones was born on 31 December 1947 in São Paulo and grew up in the city she would later describe as 'the only place in Brazil where you can be weird and go unnoticed.' She discovered rock and roll through American radio signals picked up on her father's shortwave set, formed Os Mutantes in 1966, and became the most important woman in Brazilian rock history. She lived in São Paulo for most of her life and died here on 8 May 2023.
R. Joaquim Távora, 670 - Vila Mariana, São Paulo - SP, 04015-011, Brazil
São Paulo, Brazil