Beth Carvalho (Elizabeth Santos Leal de Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 5, 1946 - April 30, 2019) was a Brazilian samba singer, guitarist, cavaquinist and songwriter. Carvalho was raised in a middle-class family in Rio de Janeiro's South Zone. Her father, João Francisco Leal de Carvalho, was a lawyer. She grew up influenced by different types of music. Her father used to take her to samba school rehearsals, and her mother was a lover of classical music who encouraged her to become a ballerina.