Maria Bethânia

Summary

Maria Bethânia is a human^[1]. She was born in Santo Amaro^[2]. She was born on June 18, 1946^[3]. She worked as a singer-songwriter^[4], singer^[5], and recording artist^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (554 views/month, #6,648 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Maria Bethânia's place of birth was Santo Amaro^[2].
• Maria Bethânia was born on June 18, 1946^[3].
• Maria Bethânia held citizenship in Brazil^[8].
• Maria Bethânia worked as a singer-songwriter^[4].
• Maria Bethânia worked as a singer^[5].
• Maria Bethânia worked as a recording artist^[6].
• Maria Bethânia's field of work was music composing^[9].
• Maria Bethânia's education included a stint at Federal University of Bahia^[10].
• Maria Bethânia received the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[11].
• Maria Bethânia received the Officer of the Order of Prince Henry^[12].
• Maria Bethânia received the Commander of the Order of Prince Henry^[13].
• Maria Bethânia received the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts^[14].
• Maria Bethânia received the Brazilian Music Awards^[15].
• Maria Bethânia received the Medal of Cultural Merit^[16].
• Maria Bethânia's religion is recorded as Candomblé^[17].
• Maria Bethânia is recorded as female^[18].
• Maria Bethânia's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Maria Bethânia's sexual orientation is recorded as non-heterosexuality^[20].
• Maria Bethânia's genre is música popular brasileira^[21].
• Maria Bethânia's genre is samba^[22].
• Maria Bethânia's genre is monologue^[23].
• Maria Bethânia's record label is recorded as RCA^[24].
• Maria Bethânia's discography is recorded as Maria Bethânia discography^[25].
• Maria Bethânia's Commons category is recorded as Maria Bethânia^[26].
• Maria Bethânia's voice type is recorded as contralto^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: BR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1946-06-18^[30]

• Genre(s): mpb^[31]

• Community tags: mpb, promessa^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: b3998c06-04e6-4b1d-bd2a-d5b83572ae7b^[33]

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Origins and Family

Maria Bethânia was born in Santo Amaro^[2]. She was born on June 18, 1946^[3].

Education

Maria Bethânia was educated at Federal University of Bahia^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter^[4], singer^[5], and recording artist^[6]. Maria Bethânia's field of work was music composing^[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[11], an order^[34], in Brazil^[35], founded in 1991^[36]; Officer of the Order of Prince Henry^[12], an Officer^[37], in Portugal^[38]; Commander of the Order of Prince Henry^[13], a grade of an order^[39], in Portugal^[40]; Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts^[14], an art prize^[41], in Spain^[42], founded in 1969^[43]; Brazilian Music Awards^[15], a music award^[44], in Brazil^[45], founded in 1988^[46]; and Medal of Cultural Merit^[16], a medallion^[47], in Portugal^[48].

Personal Life

Maria Bethânia's religion is recorded as Candomblé^[17].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Maria Bethânia include Tmesiphantes bethaniae^[49], a taxon^[50].

Why It Matters

Maria Bethânia ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (554 views/month, #6,648 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] She is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for her include Tmesiphantes bethaniae^[49], a taxon^[50].

FAQs

Where was Maria Bethânia born?

Maria Bethânia was born in Santo Amaro^[2].

What did Maria Bethânia do for work?

Maria Bethânia worked as singer-songwriter^[4], singer^[5], and recording artist^[6].

Where did Maria Bethânia go to school?

Maria Bethânia was educated at Federal University of Bahia^[10].

What awards did Maria Bethânia receive?

Honors received include Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[11], Officer of the Order of Prince Henry^[12], Commander of the Order of Prince Henry^[13], and Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts^[14].