Daúde Candeal or simply Daúde, is the stage name of Maria Waldelurdes Costa de Santana Dutilleux, a Brazilian musician, singer-songwriter, and scholar. She was born September 23, 1961, in Salvador, Brazil. At age 11, she moved to Rio de Janeiro, where she studied Voice under Paulo Fortes at the Instituto Villa-Lobos and Theatre at the Escola de Teatro Martins Penna. She later earned a Bachelor's in Portuguese Literature, and a post-graduate degree in African History. Two years later, she released Daúde #2, produced by Celso Fonseca and Will Mowat.