She was the daughter of José Henrique Alves and Carlota Porfíria dos Santos Veloso, who were both actors.

[1][2] In 1879 she returned to Porto, where she remained, mostly with the operetta company of the Teatro do Príncipe Real in that city, until her death.

On 20 March 1888, there was a fire at the Teatro Baquet opposite where Veloso lived, destroying the theatre and killing around 120.

Her last public performance was at a matinee at Porto's Crystal Palace, organized in support of the surviving victims of the fire.

[1][2] Veloso died two weeks later, on 6 April 1888, at her home in 29 Rua de Sá da Bandeira.