ira ▁and ▁classical ▁guitar ist ▁Sol on ▁Ay ala ▁were ▁her ▁teachers . ▁As ▁a ▁te en ager ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁she ▁became ▁friends ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁sing ers ▁and ▁compos ers ▁who ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁B ossa ▁Nova ' s ▁musical ▁revolution , ▁including ▁Roberto ▁Men es cal , ▁Carlos ▁Ly ra , ▁R onal do ▁B ô s coli , ▁João ▁Gil berto , ▁Vin ici us ▁de ▁M ora es ▁and ▁Ant ô nio ▁Carlos ▁Job im . ▁In ▁fact , ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁her ▁a partment ▁in ▁her ▁parents ' ▁home ▁in ▁Cop ac ab ana , ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁music ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁after ▁singing ▁as ▁an ▁amateur ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁professional ▁and ▁tou red ▁with ▁S ér gio ▁M endes . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁institution ▁of ▁military ▁dict ator ship ▁in ▁Brazil ▁led ▁her ▁to ▁sing ▁increasing ly ▁political ▁lyr ics . ▁Her ▁show , ▁Op ini ão , ▁reflected ▁her ▁political ▁belief s , ▁and ▁she ▁had ▁largely ▁switched ▁to ▁political ▁music ▁by ▁this ▁point . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁she ▁even ▁spoke ▁against ▁b ossa ▁nova ▁as ▁a ▁movement , ▁calling ▁it ▁" al ien ating ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁she ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁Trop ic ál ia : ▁ou ▁Pan