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 first fans, complete with posters and raincoats, arrived at around 5am. Entry to the public began punctually at 10 in the morning. the vthe event open to the public takes place at the Ibirapuera Park planetarium. According to the family, the choice of location was favorable as the queen of rock loved astronomy and I’ve been going there since I was a kid.
Inside the planetarium, family members, including Rita Lee’s children, husband and sister, accompanied the fans in silence and with great emotion. The singer’s coffin is closed. Classical music set the tone for farewell to the queen of national rock.
As a tribute to the artist, the planetarium drew 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.
In his first book, an autobiography, the singer told of the emotional relationship with the park. In the work she mentions the tourist place as “an enchanted forest, great for meeting friends and having picnics”.
Fans line up to greet Rita Lee. The singer died at the age of 75 on the night of Monday 8. The vigil takes place at the planetarium, in Ibirapuera park, in Sao Paulo.
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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.
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