Linda was born in
São Paulo, the sister of
Dircinha Batista. She studied
violão (classical guitar) from age 12 under Patricio Teixeira. She was hired at Radio Cajuti (later ) in
Rio de Janeiro after substituting for her sister on composer 's show in 1932. By 1937 she had been named Brazil's in a contest voted on by listeners, a title first held by
Carmen Miranda. Batista married and quickly divorced in the late 1930s. Her first recordings were released in 1938. Around this time she also began appearing in films such as
Maridinho de Luxo and
Banana da Terra. She sang on
Rádio Cultura Brasil in São Paulo and then appeared at Casino São Vicente on for six months. She returned to Rio de Janeiro in 1939 and was hired at the
Cassino da Urca, singing with the Kolman Orchestra. She remained there until the casinos were closed in 1945 by state decree. She signed to
Victor Records in 1940, and would record for the label until her retirement in 1960. Batista toured throughout Brazil in the early and mid-1940s, scoring many nationwide hits such as "Tudo é Brasil" (1941), "Batuque No Morro" (1941), "Clube Dos Barrigudos" (1944), "No Boteco Do José" (1946), "Enlouqueci" (1948), "Nega Maluca" (1950), and "Vingança" (1951). Batista did extensive work for films throughout the 1950s. In 1951, she embarked on a tour of Portugal, France, and Italy. She toured Uruguay in 1957-58 and Argentina in 1959. She appeared in a variety show with Carlos Machado's orchestra at his Rio nightclub Night and Day in 1960, and retired from active performance that year. ==Hits==