Brazilian actress Dercy Gonçalves dies at age 101
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Monday, July 21, 2008
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Brazilian comedienne and actress Dercy Gonçalves has died at the age of 101. Gonçalves died of pneumonia on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
She was born Dolores Gonçalves Costa on June 23, 1907 in Santa Maria Madalena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In her 80-year long career, Gonçalves has worked in the theater, revues, film, radio and television, becoming famous by her humorous use of vulgar language.
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- AP. "Brazilian comedian Goncalves dies at 101" — The Associated Press, July 20, 2008
- "Morre Dercy Gonçalves aos 101 anos" — Redo Globo, July 19, 2008 (Portuguese)
