Fans brave the rain to say goodbye to Rita Lee in Sao Paulo

Fans brave the rain to say goodbye to Rita Lee in Sao Paulo


The singer’s body is veiled in the planetarium, in Ibirapuera Park

The persistent rain that fell on the morning of this Wednesday 10 in Sao Paulo was not enough to prevent Rita Lee fans from saying goodbye to the singer, who died on Monday night 8, a victim of lung cancer. .

The vigil open to the public takes place at the planetarium, in Ibirapuera Park. According to the family, the choice of the place is favorable as the queen of the rocks loved astronomy and she frequented the place since she was a child.

In honor of the artist, the planetarium will project the sky on the day of the singer’s birth. Rita Lee was born on December 31, 1947, but she changed her birthday to May so she could have a day to herself.

fight against cancer

The singer, songwriter, writer and activist was battling lung cancer diagnosed in 2021. She had even been hospitalized in February due to the disease, but the family reassured fans and said treatment was planned.

Last year, Rita Lee Jones de Carvalho’s family celebrated the singer’s remission of lung cancer. “My mother’s recovery moved me beyond belief… Best news ever. She kept her head up, willing to fight and went through it all with her usual good humor, even nicknamed the tumor ‘Jair’. This is Rita,” wrote her son Beto Lee.

However, the disease returned earlier this year and forced Rita Lee to return to treatment.

Source: Terra

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