The singer stated with reference to the record company: "For them, a Creole could only sing samba and dance in the street" (in Italian: Per loro, una creola poteva solo cantare samba e ballare per la strada), reported in Castro 2005, p.344. Castro, Ruy (2005). Chega de Saudade. Storia e storie della bossa nova (in Italian). Italy: Angelica. ISBN978-88-7896-001-5.