Maria Madalena Correia do Nascimento was born on 12 January 1944. Itamaracá comes from the island
Ilha de Itamaracá which is off the coast of the Northeast Brazilian state of
Pernambuco. She sings and dances ciranda, which comes from Pernambuco and it has been described as "a tribalistic ritual" combining dance and singing and "Christian and pagan values". She was singing in the 1960 when
Teca Calazans noted that she had been given a tune by Lia from Itamaraca and from that she became "Lia de Itamaraca". The exhibition notes that it will be her 80th birthday in January. In June 2023 she was chosen for an award for her cultural contribution together with cultural journalist
Juarez Fonseca, fellow singer
Chico Science and artist
Renato Matos. The award was made in Brasília in June 2023 at the 7th "Music Professionals Award". ==References==