Angela Ro Ro

Angela Maria Diniz Gonsalves (5 December 1949 – 8 September 2025), best known by the stage name Angela Ro Ro, based on an onomatopoeia of her laughter,^[1] was a Brazilian singer-songwriter. She was influenced by her idols Ella Fitzgerald, Maysa Matarazzo and Jacques Brel.^[2]

Angela Ro Ro
Angela Ro Ro in 2016
Background information
Born	Angela Maria Diniz Gonsalves (1949-12-05)5 December 1949 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	8 September 2025(2025-09-08) (aged 75) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation(s)	Singer, composer
Years active	1979–2025

Her debut album was voted by Rolling Stone Brazil one of the greatest Brazilian albums of all time.^[3] Ro Ro was one of the first singers in Brazil to come out as a lesbian.^[1]

She died on 8 September 2025, at the age of 75.^[4]

Discography

• Angela Ro Ro (1979)^[5]
• Só Nos Resta Viver (1980)^[5]
• Escândalo! (1981)
• Simples Carinho (1982)
• A Vida é Mesmo Assim (1984)
• Eu Desatino (1984)
• Prova De Amor (1988)
• Ao Vivo (1993)
• Acertei No Milênio (2000)
• Compasso (2006)^[6]
• Ao Vivo (2006)
• Escândalo (2009)^[7]
• Feliz da Vida! (2013)
• Selvagem (2017)