Heloísa Maria Buarque de Hollanda (30 November 1937 – 27 December 2018), known professionally as Miúcha,[1] was a Brazilian singer and composer.

In 1960 she moved to Paris where she studied Art History at the École du Louvre.

[2] In 1975, she recorded professionally for the first time singing on the album The Best of Two Worlds in partnership with João Gilberto and Stan Getz.

The act was shown for a year at Canecão in Rio de Janeiro, followed by international shows in South America and Europe, and gave origin to the recording Tom, Vinícius, Toquinho e Miúcha recorded live in Canecão (RCA Victor, 1977).

Miúcha died at the age of 81 due to respiratory failure on 27 December 2018, at the Hospital Samaritano in Rio de Janeiro, where she was being treated for lung cancer.