When and how did
you become a
Spiritist?
I became a
Spiritist in
1991, shortly
after my brother
Marcos passed
away, aged only
28. He had two
young children:
a boy who was
then a year and
eight months old
and a girl who
was 44 days old.
I had been
raised as a
Catholic and
could not find
an answer for
that void, for
all that
sadness. Nothing
then provided an
answer to the
doubts I had
about what had
happened and the
reason for such
an abrupt and
violent
departure (he
died in a car
crash on the
Rio-São Paulo
highway as he
returned from
work). I had a
friend called
Paul then, who
worked with me
and was a
Spiritist. He
gave me my first
Spiritist book,
Somos Seis
(We are Six),
written through
the mediumship
of Chico
Xavier. Another
friend, Décio
Nery, who knew
Spiritism in
depth and was
already very
active in the
Spiritist
Movement, told
me many
beautiful
stories about
Chico and
Spiritism. I
laugh now when I
remember how
careful they
were to
introduce me to
Spiritism. They
knew I was a
Catholic and
must have worked
very hard on
their patience
at the time to
comfort me
then!
How about your
passion for
music?
I was born with
that! My mother
says I used to
sing since I was
very young. She
also jokes that
it all began
because she
partied during
carnival when
she was pregnant
with me. When I
was 10 years old
I was invited to
join the
Catholic church
choir in
Eldorado
Paulista, where
I was brought
up. I loved it
and was really
dedicated to it.
After a few
years I was
invited for the
first time to
play Veronica in
the Easter
procession. I
had to learn to
sing in Latin,
in an opera
style. I loved
to act! I was
Veronica for two
years, until I
moved to the
city of São José
dos Campos. I
was then 15 and
I found a way of
playing Veronica
there too. I
still cherish
the memories of
what acting in
the theatre and
singing meant to
me in that stage
of my life.
Are the songs
you sing written
through
mediumship?
Almost all of
them are. The
ones I sing in
Spiritist Groups
and events are
all dictated by
the Spirits.
They teach us so
much. If you
close your eyes,
lift up your
thoughts and
think of Jesus,
paying attention
to the lyrics,
you will learn
like when you
read a good book
by a good
author.
How did you
begin your
musical
partnership with
your husband?
It all began
when we worked
in the same
company, Embraer,
in São José dos
Campos. He was
looking for a
singer for this
band, Carinhoso.
I went for an
audition and was
approved. We
played in
events, parties
etc. The band
eventually
stopped
performing, but
our musical
partnership
didn’t. After
all, our
agreement was
made before we
reincarnated,
wasn’t it? We
played and sang
in many
fundraising
events for the
Spiritist Centre
we used to
attend, Batuíra.
I also sang in
bars in São
Paulo. Paulo
always supported
and respected me
because he knew
about my passion
and my need to
sing, sing and
sing. I ran on
music, I cannot
live without
it…
How do you feel
about singing
songs of such
spiritual
relevance?
It has become
clear to me that
thanks to God
and the
Spiritual
Benefactors IU
was able to find
out in good time
the reason why I
am here, in this
incarnation.
This gift I have
makes sense to
me now. Even
though I loved
singing at
events, bars and
among friends, I
knew that
something was
missing. I felt
that even though
the atmosphere
in those places
was good and
family-like,
there was
nothing
spiritual,
relevant or
edifying about
those songs.
There was
something
missing in that
puzzle, and the
missing bit
finally came up.
That puzzle has
now been
completed.
How do you feel
the public’s
reaction?
I feel a very
pleasant and
electrifying
energy when I
perform. There’s
something that
takes over and
make people come
to me later and
say, looking
astounded: “My
God, what have
you done here?
What’s
happened?!” I
simply say that
we were tools in
the work of
Jesus and of the
Spiritual
Benefactors who
help us. The
support, the
incentive and
dedication I get
from those who
watch the talks
and attend the
events give us
strength to
carry on with
this project of
taking the
gospel of Jesus
to other people
through music.
Tell us about
the CD you
launched.
Well, we didn’t
have any
intention of
recording that
CD. I thought
our job was only
to spread the
gospel through
good songs. But
then the
Spiritual
Benefactors told
us that there
would be a CD. I
had many doubts,
I thought even
that we were
being tested by
the Benefactors,
that that wasn’t
a serious
project. But
they helped us
along and we got
the
authorization of
many Spiritist
authors to put
music to their
texts. All the
profit has been
reverted to the
dissemination of
Spiritism. So
our first CD has
been launched,
with 12
beautiful
Spiritist songs,
and we are
preparing to
launch a second
one. The
internet has
helped us market
the CD. You can
contact us
through Facebook
(Espiritismo com
Música) or the
website,
http://espiritismocommusica.com.br/
or via email (espiritismocommusica@uol.com.br).
