ɡˈælɪstjˌuː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪnðə sˈɪɾi ʌv sˈaʊ pˈɔːloʊ, dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv ælbˈɜːɾoʊ ɡˈælɪstjˌuː ænd ˈɛmə kˈɛlɪmˌɛn, ænd lˈɪvd ʌntˈɪl ʃiː wʌz ˈeɪtiːn jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld ɪn lˈɑːpə, ɐ nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd ɪn sˈaʊ pˈɔːloʊ.
Galisteu was born in the city of São Paulo, daughter of Alberto Galisteu and Emma Kelemen, and lived until she was 18 years old in Lapa, a neighborhood in São Paulo.