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Dodô da Portela
Brazilian samba performer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maria das Dores Alves Rodrigues, better known as Dodô da Portela (1920 — 2015), was a famous flag bearer for the Portela samba school, the most successful school in the annual Rio de Janeiro Carnival in Brazil.
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![]() Dodô da Portela in 2009 | |
Born | Maria das Dores Alves Rodrigues (1920-01-03)January 3, 1920 |
Died | January 6, 2015(2015-01-06) (aged 95) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Occupation | Samba performer |
Years active | 75 |
Known for | Her role as the flag bearer in the Portela Samba school |
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