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Brazilian Profile: Dercy Gonçalves, in memoriam Posted by on Jul 20, 2008

Dercy Gonçalves was born in 1907 in Santa Maria Madalena, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. She began working very young, especially after her mother left her family. Dercy ran away from home when she was 17 and joined a theater company. She began performing on stage, and later began to specialize in comedy…

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