biography
Fafá de Belém, stage name of Maria de Fátima Palha de Figueiredo, born in Belém do Pará in 1956, is a Portuguese-Brazilian singer, songwriter and actress, regarded as one of the foremost voices in Brazilian Popular Music. She has thirty recorded albums and around fifteen million records sold, with a repertoire ranging from fado to sertanejo and romantic music. In September 2026 she will perform on the steps of the Sanctuary, at the Festas de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré.
