Cristina Buarque

Summary

Cristina Buarque is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was São Paulo^[2]. She was born on December 23, 1950^[3]. She passed away in Rio de Janeiro^[4]. She died on April 20, 2025^[5]. She worked as a vocalist^[6], composer^[7], and singer^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Cristina Buarque's place of birth was São Paulo^[2].
• Cristina Buarque died in Rio de Janeiro^[4].
• Cristina Buarque was born on December 23, 1950^[3].
• Cristina Buarque died on April 20, 2025^[5].
• Cristina Buarque's father was Sérgio Buarque de Holanda^[10].
• Cristina Buarque's mother was Memélia^[11].
• Cristina Buarque held citizenship in Brazil^[12].
• Cristina Buarque worked as a vocalist^[6].
• Cristina Buarque worked as a composer^[7].
• Cristina Buarque's professions included singer^[8].
• Cristina Buarque received the Bertha Lutz Prize^[13].
• Cristina Buarque is recorded as female^[14].
• Cristina Buarque's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Cristina Buarque's genre is samba^[16].
• Cristina Buarque's genre is música popular brasileira^[17].
• Cristina Buarque's record label is recorded as RCA Victor^[18].
• Cristina Buarque's Commons category is recorded as Cristina Buarque^[19].
• The cause of death was breast cancer^[20].
• Cristina Buarque's residence is recorded as Paquetá Island^[21].
• Cristina Buarque's family name is recorded as Buarque^[22].
• Cristina Buarque's given name is recorded as Cristina^[23].
• Cristina Buarque's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[24].
• Cristina Buarque's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese^[25].
• Cristina Buarque's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Brazilian Portuguese^[26].
• Cristina Buarque's sibling is recorded as Chico Buarque^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: BR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1950-12-23^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2025-04-20^[31]

• Genre(s): mpb, samba^[32]

• Community tags: mpb, samba^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 299ba6f3-d8a7-4840-851a-7914dcf4a2aa^[34]

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Origins and Family

Cristina Buarque's place of birth was São Paulo^[2]. She was born on December 23, 1950^[3]. Her father was Sérgio Buarque de Holanda^[10]. Her mother was Memélia^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include vocalist^[6], composer^[7], and singer^[8].

Recognition

Cristina Buarque received the Bertha Lutz Prize^[13].

Death and Burial

Cristina Buarque died on April 20, 2025^[5]. She passed away in Rio de Janeiro^[4]. The cause of death was breast cancer^[20].

Why It Matters

Cristina Buarque ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] She is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Cristina Buarque born?

Cristina Buarque was born in São Paulo^[2].

Where did Cristina Buarque die?

Cristina Buarque passed away in Rio de Janeiro^[4].

Who were Cristina Buarque's parents?

Cristina Buarque's father was Sérgio Buarque de Holanda^[10]. Cristina Buarque's mother was Memélia^[11].

What did Cristina Buarque do for work?

Cristina Buarque worked as vocalist^[6], composer^[7], and singer^[8].

What awards did Cristina Buarque receive?

Honors received include Bertha Lutz Prize^[13].