Fernanda Sampaio de Lacerda Abreu (born in Rio de Janeiro on September 8th,
1961) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and dancer. Known as “the mother of
Brazilian pop” in her home country, Abreu rose to fame for singing backing
vocals for rock band BLITZ during the late 80s. She started her solo career with
SLA Radical Dance Disco Club (1990), which was one of the first Brazilian albums
to make extensive use of samples. The LP was produced by Herbert Vianna (of
Paralamas fame) and sold more than 260,000 copies upon its release. She followed
this success with SLA 2 Be Sample (1992),...