Iconic Brazilian Rock Singer Rita Lee, Co-Founder of Os Mutantes, Dies at 75
- Lee gained fame in the 1960s with the band Os Mutantes and won a Latin Grammy for Best Portuguese Language Album in 2001.
- Lee was central to Brazil's Tropicalia movement, which emerged under a military dictatorship, and her work was frequently censored.
- Lee played multiple instruments, including guitar, piano, drums, harmonica and autoharp, and sold over 55 million records.
- Lee was an outspoken feminist and animal rights activist known for addressing controversial issues in her music during a conservative era.
- A public memorial will be held for Lee, known as Brazil's "Queen of Rock," in São Paulo on May 10.