Mariá Portugal grew up in São Paulo, Brasil and is since the age of 16 an active musician, touring in South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania and present on international jazz and improvisation Festivals. She is drummer and singer and also composes for dance, theater and movies soundtracks. 2020 she was invited to a residency by the Moers Festival in Cologne and lives since then in Germany. Nevertheless after 28 years she is still deeply connected to her Brazilian music community. She plays with the instrumental group Quartabê and with musicians like Arrigo Barnabé, Elza Soares, Metá Metá, Maria Beraldo, Maggie Nicols, Charlotte Hug, Angelika Niescier, Gerald Cleaver, Ute Wasserman, Joëlle Leandre, Billy Martin, Burkhard Beins, Emilio Gordoa, Fred Frith, Jasper van't Hof and Paul van Kemenade. Portugal is also curator of Soundtrips-NRW for the city of Duisburg.
https://www.mariaportugal.com/