Meninas Cantoras de Petrópolis
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Meninas Cantoras de Petrópolis is the name of a pioneer Brazilian musical group compounded exclusively by girls, in 1976, in the city of Petropolis, by maestro Marco Aurélio Xavier.
After a rigid evaluation of capabilities for Music, which starts at the early age of seven and lasts three years long studying theory and vocal techniques, following the Escolania de Montserrat method (Coro de Meninos, which began in the IX century at the Abadia N. S. de Montserrat, in Barcelona), the singer girl will be tested on the "ceremony of investiture" and will be chosen to integrate the choir and maybe some day will put on the "Sapatinho de Verniz" (Coat Shoe) symbol.
Just like missionaries, the singer girls have in their repertoire songs of varied genders, which they evolve into new melodies and travel throughout the country with this repertoire. They also perform with most of the Brazilian musical artists, such as: Roberto Carlos, Gilberto Gil, Ivan Lins, Simone, Chitãozinho e Xororó, Sandy e Júnior, Fafá de Belém, Fábio Júnior, Xuxa, Angélica, Vanderléia, The Fevers, Luiz Ayrão, Vanderlei Cardoso, Elizeth Cardoso, Hebe Camargo, Selma Reis e Agnaldo Raiol.
In a historcial meeting with the Meninas the maestro George Martin interpretated some of the great successes of The Beatles. Before a crowd of more than 100 thousand people, the live concert took place at the Quinta da Boa Vista (Rio de Janeiro), within the Projeto Aquarius [1]. On the preface of his book of memories “SGT PEPPER'S”, he mentioned the girls and said: " ...Only angles can sing like this..."
