Dorina

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Also known as

Adorina Guimarães Barros

Years Active

1996

Genres

samba

Instruments

voice

Biography

Dorina, artistic name of Adorina Guimarães Barros, was born in Rio de Janeiro on October 16, 1962. She consolidated her artistic career working as a singer, interpreter, samba artist, and radio broadcaster, standing out as one of the voices dedicated to the preservation and diffusion of traditional Brazilian samba.

Throughout her solo career, Dorina has released several remarkable works, such as her debut album "Eu Canto Samba" in 1996, "Dorina.com" in 2001, and thematic tributes that value great composers, such as "Sambas de Almir" in 2003 and "Sambas de Luiz" in 2013. Her discography also features acclaimed projects like "O Violão e o Samba", "Samba de Fé", and "Sambas de Aldir e Ouvir - ao vivo", recorded in 2016.

In addition to her solid solo discography, the artist has participated in important audiovisual projects and compilations, such as "Sambabook Martinho da Vila" and recordings in tribute to the Velha Guarda da Mangueira. She has also shared projects with prominent names in national music, such as Ana Costa and Lu Oliveira, reaffirming her fundamental role in the Rio de Janeiro samba scene and dialoguing with references like Martinho da Vila.

Discography

• Eu Canto Samba (1996)
• Samba.com (2000)
• Sambas de Almir (Ao Vivo) (2003)
• Jatekorszag (2005)
• Samba de Fé (2008)
• O Violão e o Samba (2009)
• Brasileirice (2011)
• Sambas de Luiz (2013)
• Dorina Canta Sambas de Aldir e Ouvir - Ao Vivo (2016)
• Na Lira da Canção: Ana Costa, Dorina e Lu Oliveira Entre Versos de Socorro Lira (2019)
• É Samba! (2025)