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Rita Lee, Os Mutantes singer and Brazilian rock pioneer, is dead at 75

The singer and co-founder of the psychedelic group died at home in São Paulo.
A fan of the late Rita Lee pays his respects at the public wake in São Paulo, Brazil. His sign makes reference to "Ovelha Negra" (or black sheep in Portuguese), a song from 1975's <em>Fruto Proibido</em>.

Rita Lee, the Brazilian singer, musician, composer and a founder of Os Mutantes, has died. She was 75.

"We communicate the passing of Rita Lee, in her home, in São Paulo, late last night, surrounded by all the love of her family, as she always wanted," shared Lee's channels, translated from Portuguese. "In this moment of deep sadness, the

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