Her consecration as a composer came in 1965, with "Os cinco bailes da história do Rio" (The Five Balls of the History of Rio) qwhen she became the first woman to become part of the ala de compositores (Wing of the Composers) of a samba school.
También compuso "Não me perguntes", aunque su consagración se produjo en 1965 con "Os cinco bailes da história do Rio" cuando se convirtió en la primera mujer en conformar un la de compositores dentro de una escuela de samba.