| Alvorecer | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Samba | |||
| Label | Odeon | |||
| Producer | Milton Miranda; assisted by Adelzon Alves | |||
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Alvorecer is Clara Nunes seventh album released in 1974 under the label Odeon. Due to the success of the song Conto de Areia, the album sold over 500,000 copies in Brazil, making Nunes the best-selling female artist of her time. [1]
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