[5] The samba was present in Luisa's early days because of the experiences of her father in Bixiga, a working-class neighborhood in São Paulo famous for its culture, food, and music.

[6][7] As a child at home, Maita started singing samba, bossa nova, and her father's compositions, and at the age of seven began recording jingles.

[21] Lero-Lero combines influences from alternative pop, downtempo electronica, MPB (música popular brasileira), samba, and bossa nova all on an acoustic base.

[7] Maita cites Billie Holiday, Chet Baker,[3] Michael Jackson, Sade, Kid Cudi, and Nana Vasconcelos as inspirations for her music.

[22] As a child, her parents introduced her to João Gilberto, Nana Caymmi, Vinicius de Moraes, Milton Nascimento, Edu Lobo, and Baden Powell.