Mariene de Castro

Mariene de Castro
Mariene de Castro
Background information
Birth name	Mariene Bezerra de Castro
Born	12 May 1978 (age 46); Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
Genres	Samba
Occupations	Actress, ballet dancer, model, composer, musician
Instruments	Vocal, prato
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Universal Music
Website	www.marienedecastro.com.br
	influences: Edith do Prado, Edil Pacheco, Roque Ferreira, Maria Bethânia, Caetano Velloso, Beth Carvalho, Carlinhos Brown, Riachão, Nelson Rufino, Ederaldo Gentil, Bezerra de Menezes e Roberto Ribeiro

Mariene Bezerra de Castro (12 May 1978 in Salvador da Bahia) is a Brazilian musician. She is known for her revival of Northeastern Brazilian musical styles including maracatu and samba de roda.

Mariene began her professional career as a backing vocalist for Timbalada, Carlinhos Brown and Marcia Freire [fr; pt]. She began her solo career in 1997. In 2001 she won a Caymmi Award for Best Artistic Production.^[1] Her first album was released in 2005. Mariene was made the queen of the 2007 Gay Pride parade in Salvador by the Gay Group of Bahia [ar; ast; es; fr; it; pt].^[2] She performed at the 2016 Rio Olympics closing ceremony with the song "Pelo Tempo Que Durar" originally by Marisa Monte in front of the Olympic Flame before it was extinguished.