Gal Costa
Birth Name: Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos
Date of Birth: 26 September, 1945
Place of Birth: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Date of Death: 9 November, 2022
Place of Death: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Ethnicity: Brazilian [Portuguese, possibly other]
Gal Costa was a Brazilian singer and songwriter.
She was the daughter of Mariah Costa Penna and Arnaldo Burgos. She had a son, who was adopted.
Gal’s paternal grandfather was Octaviano Barreto de Burgos (the son of Ezequiel Benício de Burgos and Archanja de Sá Barreto). Octaviano was born in Machado Portela, Bahia, Brazil.
Gal’s paternal grandmother was Durvalina Athayde Pereira. Durvalina was born in Bahia, Brazil. She was a descendant of Major Capitão Antônio Policarpo de Ataíde Pereira, a notable figure from Chapada Diamantina, Bahia.
Gal’s maternal grandfather was Manoel da Costa Penna (the son of Luiz Penna Galante and Maria Thomasia Sanches Penna). Manoel was born in Cerejo, Pinhel, Guarda, Portugal, and was a prominent businessman, and the creator and producer of the internationally known Costa Penna cigar enterprise.
Gal’s maternal grandmother was Adelina da Costa Ferreira (the daughter of Manoel da Costa Ferreira and Rita Maria da Anunciação). Adelina was born in São Félix, Bahia, Brazil.
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