Catarina Maria de França Carneiro, known as Cátia de França is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and writer. Her music draws inspiration from literature, referencing the works of Guimarães Rosa, José Lins do Rego, Manoel de Barros, and João Cabral de Melo Neto, but she also defines it as "world popular" because it includes references ranging from Northeastern Brazilian artists Luiz Gonzaga and Jackson do Pandeiro to Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and the Minas Gerais-based Clube da Esquina. In 2023, she was one of ten personalities from the Brazilian artistic scene honored with the Milú Villela Award - Itaú Cultural 35 Years. She was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2024 in the Best Rock or Alternative Music Album in Portuguese Language category, with "No Rastro de Catarina". From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cátia_d...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)