s ▁even ▁at ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁D irc inha ▁already ▁strugg led ▁with ▁de pression ▁and ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁hospital ized ▁in ▁clin ics ▁and ▁san ator iums . ▁ ▁At ▁ 1 3 , ▁D irc inha ▁made ▁the ▁film ▁Hello , ▁Hello ▁Brazil ! ▁directed ▁by ▁Wal lace ▁Dow ney ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁in ▁Hello , ▁Hello , ▁Car n ival ! ▁produced ▁by ▁Ad hem ar ▁Gonz aga , ▁another ▁great ▁success ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁ch anch adas . ▁The ▁career ▁of ▁the ▁singer ▁" to ok ▁off " ▁after ▁that ▁Francisco ▁Al ves ▁presented ▁in ▁his ▁program ▁on ▁Radio ▁C aj uti ▁as ▁" the ▁girl ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁bird ' s ▁thro at ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁was ▁elected ▁" Que en ▁Radio ' s ". ▁ ▁S urr ounded ▁by ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁without ▁ever ▁having ▁been ▁married , ▁D irc inha ▁locked ▁herself ▁to ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁D ona ▁N en ém , ▁there after ▁she ▁remained ▁se cluded ▁in ▁his ▁a partment ▁in ▁Cop ac ab ana ▁to ▁L inda ▁sister ' s ▁care . ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁she ▁found ▁herself ▁virt ually ▁isolated ▁from ▁the ▁world , ▁intern ed ▁in ▁the ▁Centro ▁Ger ont ológ ico ▁Mer cedes ▁Mir anda ▁in ▁Bot af ogo . ▁ ▁D ied ▁of ▁heart ▁failure ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁after ▁ 7 7