My happiest childhood memory is arriving at the beach house in Praia Grande for the summer vacation because it was a time to be with nature and getting together with family and friends.
I've inherited my musical talent from my mother and my business acumen from my father.
The hardest thing I've had to overcome was moving from Sao Paulo to New York, distancing myself from my family and everyone I knew and loved back home in order to pursue my career.
The most recent thing I celebrated in my life is the birth of my first grandchild, Lucy.
The last thing that made me laugh was the sound emanating from my husband's mouth and the pained expression on his face as he struggled to speak spanish while ordering room service in the Madrid hotel.
I cry easliy...I cried recently in Madrid seeing an old friend.
The most memorable books I've read are by my dear friend Flavio Gikovate. One in particular, Homen: O Sexo Frágil and O Medo da Felicidade.
The album that most influenced me is "Intuition" by Bill Evans with Eddie Gomez was an important album for me when I was 15 years old. I transcribed a lot from that album.
The person whose had the biggest influence in my life is my mother, both as an artist and a person. She nurtured my talent as a young person and gave me courage and support to leave my home and pursue my life in music.
I think empathy is undervalued. If people could be more sensitive to others, the world would be a better place.
My favourite word is Love.
I believe in all that is pure and honest. I believe in love.
One of the things I find most annoying are people talking too loudly on their cell phones in public and especially those who film shows with them from the audience!
Eliane Elias performs tomorro 22 November with Vinícius Cantuária at The Barbican, Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS
https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/eliane-and-vinicius
