Celeste Jaguaribe de Matos Faria (b. 5 April 1873, d. 9 Sept 1938) was a Brazilian composer, poet, singer and teacher who used the pseudonym Stella Bomilcar. She was born in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

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, daughter of João Paulo Gomes de Mattos and Joana de Alencar Jaguaribe Gomes de Mattos. She first studied piano in Fortaleza and later at the Colegio Imaculada Conceicao. She became a professor of music and died in Rio de Janeiro.

Works

Selected works include:

• A morte da boneca (Text: Celeste Jaguaribe de Matos Faria)
• A noite
• A pedra (Text: Celeste Jaguaribe de Matos Faria)
• Aquele amor (Text: Celeste Jaguaribe de Matos Faria)
• Berceuse (Text: Celeste Jaguaribe de Matos Faria)
• Canção da velhinha
• Covardia
• Cromo (Text: Celeste Jaguaribe de Matos Faria)
• Interrogação (Text: Celeste Jaguaribe de Matos Faria)
• Minha vida é assim
• Num postal
• O jasmineiro (Text: Celeste Jaguaribe de Matos Faria)
• O menino curioso
• O ponte (Text: Celeste Jaguaribe de Matos Faria)
• Olhos azuis (Text: Celeste Jaguaribe de Matos Faria)
• Penas de garça (Text: Auta de Souza)
• Rosas (Text: Celeste Jaguaribe de Matos Faria)
• Saudade
• Tão só
• Treva, penumbra e luz
• Trovas (Text: Celeste Jaguaribe de Matos Faria)
• Vida fugaz