Loalwa Braz, singer of international hit La Lambada, found murdered The singer of Latin pop hit La Lambada, Loalwa Braz, was found dead Thursday in a burned-out car in her native Brazil, the victim of a burglary police say was carried out by the manager of a small inn she runs. Braz, 63, provided the sensual lead vocals for the international hit song released by French group Kaoma in 1989. Police
announced the arrest of three alleged perpetrators a few hours after her body was found charred inside a car in the coastal town of Saquerema near Rio de Janeiro.
Among the three men was Wallace de Paula Vieira, 23, her inn’s manager, who was originally questioned as a witness but gave contradicting stories and ended up confessing to the crime.
The other two men were then arrested and found to be in possession of Braz’s credit card and cell phone.
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