Departures of note

Regina Amália Serra de Souza, known professionally as Regininha, was a Brazilian singer and composer from Rio de Janeiro. She gained national prominence with the song "Teletema," composed by Antônio Adolfo and Tibério Gaspar, which served as the love theme for the lead couple of the TV Globo telenovela Véu de Noiva, aired in 1970 and starring Regina Duarte. The song dominated Brazilian radio and helped make the novela's soundtrack the first original telenovela soundtrack in the country.

Before her solo career, Regininha was a member of the group Turma da Pilantragem from 1968 to 1969 and, in 1970, of the trio Umas e Outras. Over her musical career she worked alongside major figures of Brazilian popular music, including Gilberto Gil, Roberto Carlos, Elba Ramalho, Carlos Lyra, Ivan Lins, Edu Lobo and Alceu Valença.

Trained in psychology, she also worked in advertising, producing jingles and voice-overs. She died on 13 October 2026 at the age of 81.