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Elba Ramalho is to Trancoso just as Brigitte Bardot is to Buzios. She was one of the first to buy a house there and draw the attention of Brazil and the world to that place that we also love so much. Elba is so fond of the city at this time of year that she makes a huge effort to stay there for as long as she can.

* Just check out her schedule: on Friday, she does a concert in Niteroi, but she goes back to Trancoso on Saturday. On Monday, she heads back to Rio to perform at Sesc Ginástico, and on Tuesday, she’ll be back at Quadrado to continue her project "Elba Convida" in Pára-Raio, where he receives guests as Zelia Duncan, Roberta Sá, Paula Lima and Toni Garrido. Complete success, by the way.

* When we were there on January 2, we ran into Rodrigo Hilbert dancing very closely with Fernanda Lima, and even the French chef Claude Troisgros fell into “Forró”. FYI: all proceeds from the concerts go to Elba’s NGO, the Bate Coração. Very cool, isn’t it?