biography
Maria do Carmo, born Maria do Carmo Fontes Páscoa on 11 January 1884, was a popular Portuguese fado singer known by the nickname 'Alta'. She had a long career of around 60 years, was associated with Columbia Records and founded the Grupo Artístico de Fados Maria do Carmo.
Beyond fado, she was part of a comic bullfighting group called Charlot, Max e D. José. She took part in the Grande Concurso de Fados de 1957 and wrote her memoirs in 1963. She passed away on 21 December 1964.
