"Lua Branca" is a celebrated song from Chiquinha Gonzaga's operetta "Forrobodó," a landmark work in Brazilian musical theater. Gonzaga, a pioneering female composer, blended European operetta traditions with Brazilian rhythms like maxixe.
Lua Branca is a celebrated composition by Chiquinha Gonzaga, a trailblazer who became Brazil's first female conductor and a key figure in popularizing choro music.
