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Mariene de Castro
Mariene de Castro
Background information
Birth name	Mariene Bezerra de Castro
Born	12 May 1978 (age 45); Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
Genres	Samba
Occupations	Actress, ballet dancer, model, composer, musician
Instruments	Vocal, prato
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Universal Music
Website	www.marienedecastro.com.br
	influences: Edith do Prado, Edil Pacheco, Roque Ferreira, Maria Bethânia, Caetano Velloso, Beth Carvalho, Carlinhos Brown, Riachão, Nelson Rufino, Ederaldo Gentil, Bezerra de Menezes e Roberto Ribeiro

Mariene Bezerra de Castro (12 May 1978 in Salvador da Bahia) is a Brazilian musician. She is known for her revival of Northeastern Brazilian musical styles including maracatu and samba de roda.

Mariene began her professional career as a backing vocalist for Timbalada, Carlinhos Brown and Marcia Freire [ fr; pt]. She began her solo career in 1997. In 2001 she won a Caymmi Award for Best Artistic Production.^[1] Her first album was released in 2005. Mariene was made the queen of the 2007 Gay Pride parade in Salvador by the Gay Group of Bahia [ ar; ast; es; fr; it; pt].^[2] She performed at the 2016 Rio Olympics closing ceremony with the song "Pelo Tempo Que Durar" du Marisa Monte in front of the Olympic Flame before it was extinguished.

Discography

Studio albums

2005: Abre Caminho
2012: Tabaroinha
2014: Colheita

Live albums

2010: CD Santo de Casa - Ao Vivo
2011: DVD Santo de Casa - Ao Vivo
2013: CD Ser de Luz - Ao Vivo
2013: DVD Ser de Luz - Ao Vivo

External links

Site oficial

References

^ "Mariene de Castro Lança Cd".
^ "Mariene de Castro, Madrinha da VI Parada Gay da Bahia" Archived 2010-11-29 at the Wayback Machine.

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[1] "Mariene de Castro Lança Cd".

[2] "Mariene de Castro, Madrinha da VI Parada Gay da Bahia" Archived 2010-11-29 at the Wayback Machine.

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