Tia Doca

Jilçaria Cruz Costa, known as Tia Doca da Portela or Tia Doca (20 December 1932 – 25 January 2009) was a Brazilian samba composer and singer. She began working as a flagbearer for the samba school Unidos da Congonha and joined the Velha Guarda da Portela in 1970, performing samba music and sang in various events the school promoted in countries such as France, Italy and the United States. Doca recorded music on several albums from 1970 to 2007 with such artists as Beth Carvalho and Zeca Pagodinho.

Tia Doca
Born
Jilçaria Cruz Costa

(1932-12-20) 20 December 1932
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Died25 January 2009(2009-01-25) (aged 76)
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Other namesTia Doca da Portela
Occupation(s)Samba composer
singer
Years active1970–2008
SpouseAltair Costa
Children3

Early life

Doca was born Jilçaria Cruz Costa on 20 December 1932 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.[1] Her mother, Dona Albertinha, was Prazer da Serrinha's inaugural flagbearer.[2] Doca began going to watch her mother perform the samba from the age of five,[2] and she began working as a flagbearer for the samba school Unidos da Congonha in Rio de Janeiro's Vaz Lobo neighbourhood.[3]

Career

Following a suggestion by Alberto Lonato,[1] she joined the Velha Guarda da Portela in 1970.[4] Doca did the samba and sang during her time at the school in various events that it promoted in locations such as France, Italy and the United States.[3] She recorded music on several records and CDs that were released between 1970 and 2007 and recorded with such artists as Beth Carvalho and Zeca Pagodinho.[1][3] She also worked as a maid and weaver prior to her focusing fully on samba music.[3]

In 1970, Doca released Portela, passado de glória on LP and followed with Portela Selo Marcos Pereira on the same medium four years later. She went on to be featured on both Monarco e Velha-Guarda da Portela Gravadora (in a duet with Monarco) and Terreiro Gravadora in 1980 as well as Cristina, de Cristina Buarque (participação) in 1981, Histórias do céu e da terra infantil in 1984 and Doce recordação - Velha-Guarda da Portela in 1986 over the course of the decade. Doca released Homenagem a Paulo da Portela in 1990 followed by Resgate, de Cristina Buarque four years later, then Cilico Amigos = Parceria in 1995 and Velhas companheiras with the music group Velha Guarda da Mangueira in 1999.[1]

She participated along with some of the artists in she worked with for the album Pagode da Tia Doca which was released in 2000. That same year, Doca released Casa de Samba 4, Doce recordação with the Velha Guarda da Portela and Tudo azul Selo Phonomotor all on CD. She participated on the albums Casquinha da Portela, A Música de Paulinho da Viola, Deixa a vida me levar, de Zeca Pagodinho and Um ser de luz - saudação à Clara Nunes over the following three years.[1] Doca was also a featured artist on the 2003 re-release of the compilation album O Canto dos Escravos.[5] She was a participant on the 2005 album À vera and Cidade do Samba two years later.[1] In 2008, Doca was in the Marisa Monte-produced documentary O Mistério do Samba.[4][6] She also authored the sambas Temporal and Orgulho Negro as a composer, the latter of which was performed by Jovelina Pérola Negra.[3]

Personal life

Her husband was Altair Costa,[1] and the couple had three children.[4] On 17 January 2009, Doca had a stroke and was transported to the intensive care unit of Hospital Municipal Carlos Chagas, in Rio's Marechal Hermes neighbourhood.[6] She was later taken to Hospital Central do Iaserj, where she died eight days later.[4] Doca's funeral was held before approximately 100 people at the Cemitério de Irajá on the afternoon of 26 January.[2][7]

See also

References
  1. "Tia Doca". Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. Grellet, Fábio (26 January 2009). "Tia Doca e o pagode aos domingos" [Tia Doca and the pagoda on Sundays]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. Schumaher, Maria Aparecida; Brazil, Erico Teixeira, eds. (2000). "Tia Doca (1933 – 2009)". Dicionário Mulheres do Brasil (in Portuguese). Vol. 2. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. Thomé, Clarissa (25 January 2009). "Morre Tia Doca, integrante da Velha Guarda da Portela" [Tia Doca, member of the Velha Guarda da Portela dies]. O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Agência Estado. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. ""O Canto dos Escravos" volta em CD" ["O Canto dos Escravos" returns on CD]. O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Agência Estado. 26 August 2003. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. "Morre Tia Doca da Portela" [Tia Doca da Portela dies] (in Portuguese). G1. 25 January 2009. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. "Tia Doca, sambista da Portela, é enterrada no Cemitério de Irajá" [Tia Doca, samba dancer from Portela, is buried in the Cemitério de Irajá]. Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). 26 January 2009. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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