In the early hours of January 19, 2017, the police of Rio de Janeiro found her body in a burnt-out car next to a road in Saquarema, 73 km from Rio de Janeiro.[2][3] According to witnesses, two men had been seen earlier in Loalwa's home, not far from the place where the vehicle was found.
Loalwa Braz (Jacarepaguá, 3 June 1953 – 19 January 2017) was a Brazilian singer[1] and songwriter. She was better known as providing the lead vocals for the French-Brazilian pop group Kaoma in their worldwide hit "Lambada".[1] She was fluent in four languages, having recorded songs in her native Portuguese, as well as in Spanish, French and English.
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